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Fiction texts

Fiction texts have a creative element to them and tend to use for effect. They are often pieces of writing that can stand the test of time. For example, people still enjoy Shakespeare’s plays even though they were written over four hundred years ago.

Zadie Smith attending a literary festival reading from her novel NW.
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Zadie Smith reading from her novel NW

Here are some famous fiction writers you may have heard of:

  • Charles Dickens
  • Ernest Hemingway
  • Jane Austen
  • John Steinbeck
  • Zadie Smith