Morris is not, of course, the first person to try to blend fiction and fact.

Banville himself has admitted that he is "trying to blend poetry and fiction into some new form".

Van Herk has published numerous works blending fiction and criticism, which also offer a complementary exploration of her relationship with place.

The book blends fiction with real historical events.

Her works often reflect on her cultural heritage and blend fiction with non-fiction.

Blending fact and fiction, the novel portrays what might have happened at that trial.

It was also one of the first novels during the period that was written using the technique of blending fact and fiction.

Yet it seems determined to do just the opposite, to blend fact and fiction into an indistinguishable froth.

In quasi-documentary style, the film uses actors as well as people playing themselves, blending fact and fiction so the distinctions are never made clear.

And that is to blend fact and fiction in a very modern and efficient style, to tell a story.