Lifespan of a Fact

by Jim Fingal and John D'Agata

Book Overview

How negotiable is a fact? In 2003, after publishing his book of experimental essays, Halls of Fame, John D'Agata was approached by Harper's magazine to write an essay for them, one that was eventually rejected due to disagreements related to its fact checking. That essay which eventually became the foundation of D'Agata's critically acclaimed About a Mountain was accepted by another magazine, the Believer, but not before they handed it to their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393340732
• ISBN13: 9780393340730
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.0"