Reality Hunger: A Manifesto is a book by American writer David Shields, published by Knopf on February 23, 2010. The book is written in a collage style, mixing quotations by the author with those from a variety of other sources. The book’s manifesto is directed toward increasing art’s engagement with the reality of contemporary life through the exploration of new, hybrid genres such as prose poetry and literary collage. Overturning the stigma of artistic appropriation and redefining the relationship between fiction and nonfiction are also central themes.
