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The primary goal of the so-called nonfiction text is to relay the facts of an event - the facts about a person, the facts of history - which is not why I turned to this genre.

John D'Agata

American Writer

Born: 1975

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History, Relay, About, Facts, Primary, Primary Goal, Genre, Nonfiction, Goal, Text, Person, So-Called, Which, Turned, Event, Why

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