These are then framed by other fictional devices: an introduction by a fictive editor (Prof. Albert J. Stewart) and a (fictional) postscript by (the real) Anna Freud.
But, in this case, the mathematical fictionalist can no longer offer a unified semantics for mathematical and scientific languages, given that the latter does not involve the introduction of fictional operators.
It is understandable then, that long before I was old enough to even look like I could step foot in a club, the scenes set in the fictional Chasers became my introduction to the idea of going out, listening to really loud music, and getting really drunk.
It had to do with the introduction of a fictional character within a notionally non-fictional frame.
In the context of the movie (set for release on July 31), this is our introduction to the fictional comedian George Simmons, who grew up, got famous, became an arrogant movie star and then was told he had a fatal illness.
Debate over the "whitewashing" of Asian stories and white actors in "yellowface" has intensified in recent months, most notably around the introduction of a fictional white character into a Bruce Lee biopic and the casting of Scarlett Johansson as Major Kusanagi in the Hollywood adaptation of classic Japanese anime Ghost in the Shell.
Not surprisingly, the introduction of the fictional character, in addition to his marriage, has drawn both strong praise and harsh criticism.
To support the book's historical themes and documentary premise, there is a feigned editorial apparatus: an index listing real people and their relation to Mountstuart alongside fictional characters, an editor's introduction (by Boyd), an authorial preface (by Mountstuart) and a list of works attributed to Mountstuart.
The fictional narrative, intended as an introduction to the objectives, parameters and concepts the study sought to explore, was instead understood as a 'real story', an accurate reflection of the experiences of many Aboriginal men.
And this particular novel — a fictional memoir posing as a fraudulent introduction to a forged play — is a spectacular instance of the confidence game.
