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Cynthia Rogerson
Cynthia Rogerson (born 14 August 1953) is an American-born writer of mainstream literary fiction set in Scotland and California. Originally from California, she now lives in the Scottish Highlands. Novels and short story collections * ''Upstairs in the Tent'' - Headline Review (2000) * ''Love Letters from my Deathbed'' - Two Ravens Press (2007) * ''I Love You, Goodbye'' - Black and White (2011). Shortlisted for Creative Scotland Book of the Year Award 2010 * ''Stepping Out and Other Stories'' - Salt (2010) * ''If I Touched the Earth'' - Black and White (2012) * ''Wait for Me Jack'' - Sandstone (2017, as Addison Jones) Awards *V.S. Pritchett Prize 2008 The Royal Society of Literature. *Best Scottish Novel 2011 (shortlisted) Work Rogerson is program director at ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction
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 history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, "fiction" refers to written narratives in prose often referring specifically to 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. Definition Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly marketed and so the audience expects the work to deviate in some ways from the real world rather than presenting, for instance, only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood to not fully adhere to the real world, the themes and conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
