A writer can render un-witnessed events with sensuous precision
Evidence
Its child-narrator describes events she could not possibly have witnessed, but describes them with a sensuous precision that almost convinces the reader that her consciousness predates her birth. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 563
Categorization
- FICTION: Model for how a narrator can plausibly report what they never experienced — a technique for handling inherited or historical family material in fiction.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 563
- XREF: connects to: Verbal facility allows writers to sound knowledgeable without deep understanding — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 26; Sound descriptions are trustworthy only when the writer heard them directly — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 30; A writer can render another’s character through the physical rhythm of their actions — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 58 (+4 more)
Related
Broader Connections
- Writers unfreeze antique feeling stored in physical objects of history
#expands(0.75) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1148 - Narrative credibility depends on skill, not factual accuracy.
#corroborates(0.75) — Janet Burroway; Elizabeth Stuckey-French; Ned Stuckey-French, Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition, 56 - A writer can render another’s character through the physical rhythm of their actions
#expands(0.60) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 58