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Whereas fiction is a continual discovery of what one wants to say, what one feels, what one means, and is, in that sense, a performance art, biography requires different skills - research and organization.

Topics: Art Biography Different Discovery Feels Fiction Means Organization Performance Performance Art Requires Research Say Sense Skills Wants Whereas

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Nationality: American

Born: January 13th, 1940

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