Impossible fictions are valuable evidence both for a theory of fiction and for theories of meaning, mind and epistemology. This article focuses on what we can learn about fiction from reflecting on impossible fictions. First, different kinds of impossible fiction are considered, and the question of how much fiction is impossible is addressed. What impossible fiction contributes to our understanding of "truth in fiction" and the logic of fiction will be examined. Finally, our understanding of unreliable narrators and unreliable narration in fiction needs to accommodate stories that, on the face of it, cannot possibly be true.

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不可能的小说第一部分：小说的教训

不可能的小说是小说理论以及意义，思想和认识论理论的宝贵证据。本文着重于从对不可能的小说的反思中我们可以学到的小说。首先，考虑不同种类的不可能小说，并讨论多少小说是不可能的问题。不可能的小说有助于我们对“小说中的真相”的理解，并将探讨小说的逻辑。最后，我们对小说中不可靠的叙事者和不可靠的叙事的理解需要适应那些表面上不可能真实的故事。