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Meanings of nonfiction in English

Portuguese
não-ficção

Prose writing that is not fictional.

não-ficção
Usage of nonfiction in English
1
A really great novel gets at the truth the way nonfiction can't.
Good things I wish you
2
Which novelists and nonfiction writers working today do you admire the most?
The Guardian
3
A contract for a work of nonfiction is a more precise affair.
The Guardian
4
And nonfiction seemed to work well in audio versions, for some reason.
Wired
5
This is true not only of fiction, but of nonfiction as well.
Economics Without Illusions
6
Nominees for the fiction and nonfiction categories will be announced in September.
Reuters
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The emotional element is something that you just can't capture in nonfiction.
Reuters
8
In publications for children, this trend had the biggest impact on nonfiction.
From cover to cover: evaluating and reviewing children's books
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The pair discuss their three favourite fiction and nonfiction books of 2017.
Radio NZ
10
There are more than 20 contributions -fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art.
The Irish Times
11
M.J. Rose is the author of two novels and two nonfiction books.
Wired
12
M.J. Rose is the author of two novels and two nonfiction titles.
Wired
13
It stayed on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list for four years.
Reuters
14
Which novelists and nonfiction writers working today do you most admire?
The Guardian
15
Yet all her writings on these subjects are in various forms of nonfiction.
The Guardian
16
The 1980s also saw a change in attitudes toward fictionalization in children's nonfiction.
From cover to cover: evaluating and reviewing children's books
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Translations for nonfiction
Portuguese
não-ficção
Nonfiction through the time
Nonfiction across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common