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Fiction is literature created from the imagination rather than factual events, such as novels and stories. It matters because it allows authors to explore ideas, emotions, and human experiences in creative ways that can entertain, inspire, and help readers understand themselves and the world.
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- Definition and theory
- Fiction and reality{{anchor|Reality_and_fiction}}
- Fiction versus non-fiction
- Speculative versus realistic fiction
- History
- Elements
- Formats
- Fiction writing
- Literary fiction
- Genre fiction
- Types by word count
- Process of fiction writing
- Fictionalization as a concept
- See also
- Notes
- Citations
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with fact, history, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, fiction refers to written narratives in prose often specifically novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games.