Ian Sansom

What is the relationship between truth and accuracy? The Lifespan of a Fact reviewed

Seven years after its original publication, John D’Agata’s and Jim Fingal’s experiment in postmodern playfulness now seems all too familiar and depressing

issue 14 December 2019
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  • The Lifespan of a Fact

    John D’Agata and Jim Fingal

    Riverrun, pp. 128, £16

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