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'One of the perennially fascinating questions that novels always raise is that of the origin of the characters. Are they totally fictional, or are they based on real people? Helen Garner remarked to me that she had never seen the point in making up characters. I feel much the same way. One of the functions of literature is that of assisting the understanding of life; and you are likely to understand more if the characters you read about are based on actuality.' (Introduction)
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