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• FICTION, HEBREW — The Story in Talmudic Midrashic Literature Narrative creative writing has been a constant in Hebrew literature and can be found in every period of Jewish culture. The earliest biblical texts include stories, and the telling and retelling of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• And the Band Played On (film) — Infobox Film name = And the Band Played On image size = caption = Promotional poster director = Roger Spottiswoode producer = Sarah Pillsbury Midge Sanford writer = Arnold Schulman Based on the book by Randy Shilts narrator = starring = Matthew… …   Wikipedia

• fiction — fiction, figment, fabrication, fable are comparable when meaning a story, an account, an explanation, or a conception which is an invention of the human mind. Fiction so strongly implies the use of the imagination that it serves as the class name …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• fiction */*/ — UK [ˈfɪkʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms fiction : singular fiction plural fictions 1) [uncountable] books and stories about imaginary events and people. Books that give facts about real events, things, or people are called non fiction Hardy wrote… …   English dictionary

• fiction — fic|tion [ fıkʃən ] noun ** 1. ) uncount books and stories about imaginary events and people. Books that give facts about real events, things, or people are called non fiction: Hardy wrote poetry as well as fiction.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fiction — [14] Fiction is literally ‘something made or invented’ – and indeed that was the original meaning of the word in English. It seems always to have been used in the sense ‘story or set of “facts” invented’ rather than of some concrete invention,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• fiction of law — An assumption or supposition of law that something which is or may be false is true, or that a state of facts exists which has never really taken place. An assumption, for purposes of justice, of a fact that does not or may not exist. A rule of… …   Black's law dictionary

• fiction of law — An assumption or supposition of law that something which is or may be false is true, or that a state of facts exists which has never really taken place. An assumption, for purposes of justice, of a fact that does not or may not exist. A rule of… …   Black's law dictionary

• fiction — [14] Fiction is literally ‘something made or invented’ – and indeed that was the original meaning of the word in English. It seems always to have been used in the sense ‘story or set of “facts” invented’ rather than of some concrete invention,… …   Word origins

• And the Band Played On — Infobox book name = And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic title orig = translator = image caption = Paperback Edition of the Book author = Randy Shilts country = United States language = English subject = genre =… …   Wikipedia

• And Be a Villain — infobox Book | name = And Be a Villain title orig = translator = image caption = author = Rex Stout cover artist = Bill English country = United States language = English series = Nero Wolfe genre = Detective fiction publisher = Viking Press… …   Wikipedia