The term nonfiction first came into being when People's Literature Magazine started acolumn under the same name in February,2012. Ever since then, the concept of nonfictionhas stirred once again a wide response and huge upsurge in the society. The essay first startswith the development of the term nonfiction in the western language cultural context andChinese modern history of literature, and then discusses the valid literature theoreticaldefination of nonfiction in perspectives of modern cultural criticism...