Can Fiction, Even If It’s Thinly Disguised Reality, Be Considered An Invasion Of Privacy?

Emmanual Carrère is a lauded French author. His latest book, Yoga, “was initially tipped as a contender for the country’s top literary prize, the Goncourt. Then came questions about gaps in the mostly autobiographical narrative, and the revelation by Carrère’s ex-wife, the freelance journalist Hélène Devynck, that Carrère is legally barred from writing about her without her consent — an agreement she alleges he broke in Yoga.” – The New York Times