Pardon my French, but it sounds a bit wanky. :-)

Gibbs (1997) describes fictocriticism as a style of “tactical” writing, as though what wants to be expressed by the writer cannot stand on its own and needs to sneak through, past the censors and gatekeepers of writing, to have a chance to be seen. As though it’s not supposed to be there, like some sort of underdeveloped piece that hasn’t quite found its place in the world but is determined to be seen through the sheer will of the author.

What Even IS Fictocriticism!?

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Kristy Westaway

Mario López-Goicoechea

Aug 24, 2021

Pardon my French, but it sounds a bit wanky. :-)

Written by Mario López-Goicoechea

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London-based, Cuban writer. Author of “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner” https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6886/9781528994293 https://acubaninlondon.medium.com/membership

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