Remembering is an act of re-creation and therefore subject to distortion and fictionalization: 'real' memories become tales, and tales become 'memories'.
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Fictionalization
/ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "fictionalization" (11 found)
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12 entriesauthorshipcompositioncreative methodfictional textliterary compositionliterary worknarrative techniquenarrative workpenningprocesstransformationwriting
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9 entriesbiographical fictionalizationcharacter reconstructiondialogue re-creationfact distortionhistorical fictionalizationmythmakingnovelized memoirscenario reimaginingstory fabrication
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6 entriesbiographical fictionalizationfictionalization biasfictionalization of eventsfictionalization processfictionalization techniquehistorical fictionalization
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Near-synonym: faction
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