Explain the difference between fiction and non-fiction books with eg. and list f

Question: Explain the difference between fiction and non-fiction books with eg!. and list few good books in both section!?
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FICTION:

The storyline is made up by the author!. It CAN be based around a proper time period and event in that period (for example, a book can be written about the bombing of pearl harbor) but the characters and sub storyline of the characters are made up (there is a romance going on between two people, etc)

1!. Harry Potter
- fiction because JK Rowling conceived it all in her mind!. None of it is based on anything true!.

2!. To Kill a Mockingbird
Yes, this is based on a real problem - racism in America!. But it is a work of fiction because the characters and plot did not actually occur!.

3!. Pride and Prejudice
This is fiction because the characters and storyline are made up!. Although something similar could have easily happened in Jane Austin's time, the specific events she wrote about and the characters they happened to are not true!.

NON-FICTION

Non-fiction books are FACTUAL books that deliver information about specific things and events!. The facts in these books are all true and accurate!. Some examples of non-fiction books are

Encyclopedias, Cooking Books, the Guiness Book of World Records!.

!.!.!.

There are also a lot of sub genres in between them, such as

Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
etc!.

They make the subject of the fiction novel more specific to someone who needs information on it, but they still contain the word 'fiction' and are still the work of an author's imagination!.

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I assume that this is just for fun and you actually know the difference between fiction and non-fiction!. So I'll take a crack at it!.

Fiction--A work that is not based on fact!. Although fiction can be based on truth, it is partially or fully fabricated by the writer!.

Non-Fiction--A work that is based on absolute fact!. The author does not fabricate, but instead describes and analyzes information!.

Examples:
Fiction-
A Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison
If You Come Softly, Jacqueline Woodson

Non-Fiction-
February 1965: The Final Speeches (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings), Malcolm X
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present, Howard Zinn
Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science, Tom Garrison
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Fiction books are stories that are not true, or only loosely based in truth (i!.e!. "Once upon a time!.!.!.")!.

Non-fiction is factual, real-life stories or reference (i!.e!. any biography)!.

Great fiction:
George Orwell - 1984
Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451
John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men
Stephen King - The Stand
Neil Gaiman - American Gods
Douglass Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Great non-fiction:
Anne Frank - The Diary of Anne Frank
Booker T!. Washington - Up From Slavery
Mark Twain - The Autobiography of Mark Twain
Darrell Huff - How to Lie With Statistics
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fiction is completly made up, there is no basis for it in the real world where non fiction could be anything from a self help book to a biography!.!.!. it holds truth is based on real events and things that are know to be true!.!.!.

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Fiction: made up, completely unrealistic!.
Twilight Saga, Harry Potter!.

Non-Fiction: true, relealistic!.
The Guiness Book of World Records, Ripley's Believe it or Not!.Www@QuestionHome@Com