Clémence Michallon on Why Fiction Must Be More Realistic Than Nonfiction
In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On
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In this episode, Andrew talks to the author of The Quiet Tenant, about American serial killers and why fiction writing, in contrast with nonfiction, needs to be realistic and “make sense.”
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CLÉMENCE MICHALLON was born and raised near Paris. She studied journalism at City University of London, received a master’s in Journalism from Columbia University, and has written for The Independent since 2018. Her essays and features have covered true-crime, celebrity culture, and literature. She moved to New York City in 2014 and recently became a US citizen. She now divides her time between New York City and Rhinebeck, NY.
