a novel called "blonde" about norma jean baker. it uses the material as if it were a myth. in maryland and wrote is this middle -- marilyn monroe is this mythical creature. i am not writing a biography. i am writing an epic about someone who stands for something, so i call my novel "blonde,"meaning it is about a myth rather than a person, but many people write about war. if you did that as a fiction writer, you would have real generals under real president mentioned. it is hard to have a completely fictitious portrayal of a complex cultural situation where there are no real people. tavis: what you said does raise a question. you are right that history is written by historians who offer their own interpretation. of thatus are left out history. be ofsuspect should we historians and the stuff they put out natoma -- they put out? >> you would not want to read a lot of them. to give you an idea of woodrow wilson's racism. when he was in europe and out to talk about the united states, he mentioned all these ethnic minorities. he did not say one word about african americans. as pr