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fiction

[fik-shuhn] / ˈfɪk ʃən /


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On both occasions, the now shaven-headed "Pulp Fiction" icon wore fetching French berets, a white one for his award and a black one for the premiere of his semi-autobiographical movie, "Propeller One-Way Night Coach".

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Don Blyly, owner of Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore in Minneapolis, said the novel has “really taken off” since the movie opening, including with book clubs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"Fiction is about sharing experiences," he says -- a process that helps us to be "emotionally prepared when something serious happens to us in life, so we don't fall apart."

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

But a handful of recent games lauded for their AAA-feel by critics and gamers alike - such as ARC Raiders, Split Fiction, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - asked for more modest prices of £30-£40.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Like the iconic dance scene in Pulp Fiction, he’ll say, and she won’t have any idea what he means.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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