American writer Matthew Frank talks with Vassilis Manoussakis, Adjunct Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at Hellenic American University, about the boundaries that define contemporary nonfiction writing.
Non-fiction is the only genre defined by what it is not. It is not fiction, but what is it then? How far can a writer stretch a fact before it becomes a fiction? To what degree and to what end must the nonfiction essay writer attempt to reach toward the always nebulous limits of truth?
Inspired to write by food, wine and travelling, Matthew Frank is the author of The Mad Feast: An Ecstatic Tour through America's Food (November 2015, W.W. Norton: Liveright), Preparing the Ghost: An Essay Concerning the Giant Squid and Its First Photographer (June 2015, W.W. Norton: Liveright) and Barolo (2010, The University of Nebraska Press). He taught creative writing at Grand Valley State University in Michigan and is currently Assistant Professor at the Northern Michigan University.
The event is organized by the Hellenic American Union and Hellenic American College in cooperation with the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, and will be held on Wednesday December 16, 2015 at 19:30 in the Auditorium of the Hellenic American Union (22 Massalias Street, Athens).
The event will be held in English.
Admission is free.
Image: Matthew Frank
