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Novels never lie

British Journal of Aesthetics
DOI: 10.1093/aesthj/ayz034
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In this article, I shall argue that being a lie disqualifies something from being a literary work. If something is a lie then it is not a literary work of any kind, and if something is a literary work of any kind then it is not a lie. Being a literary work, and being a lie, are mutually exclusive categories.

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Mahon, J. E. (2019, September 26). Novels never lie. British Journal of Aesthetics. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayz034

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