Ep 5: Fiction and Reality
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Sometimes fiction depicts reality and sometimes it can change it. This episode I look at several fiction stories which have change the world. I also look at the way fiction can distill reality into a story which is even more true.
Quote Origin: Truth Is Stranger than Fiction, But It Is Because Fiction Is Obliged to Stick to Possibilities; Truth Isn’t – Quote Investigator®. (2015, July 15). https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/07/15/truth-stranger/
Quote Origin: A Lie Can Travel Halfway Around the World While the Truth Is Putting On Its Shoes – Quote Investigator®. (2014, July 13). https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Lady Chatterley’s Lover D H Lawrence
Books that Changed the World: The 50 most influential books in human history, Andrew Taylor, Quercus
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