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The presentation of the story is actually pretty subtle about it's fictional nature. Nowhere in body of the story does it say it's a work of fiction. Readers th
by Manuel_D 5y ago
The presentation of the story is actually pretty subtle about it's fictional nature. Nowhere in body of the story does it say it's a work of fiction. Readers the miss the small "fiction" label in the header [1] could easily make the mistake of thinking it's a real story. And as per OP many did make this mistake.
1. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person
- petre 5y agoI'm quite inclined to think that the movie that Cat Person is made into would display "based on a true story" rather than the South Park fiction disclaimer. Why? Revenue.
- an_opabinia 5y agoI’m not sure why you’re being downvoted. It’s true, new writers get a big leg up breaking with “based on a true story.”
- tptacek 5y agoThat and MCU screenplays.
- slg 5y ago>Nowhere in body of the story does it say it's a work of fiction. This is a bizarre demand to make of a work of fiction. How many fictional stories mention they are fiction in the body of the work?
- tptacek 5y ago"There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired", Nick thought, fictionally.