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Sep 14, 2016 · Whenever I get a book as a present, that reading goes to the top of the pile. My last read and current read happen to both be historical fiction (And, come to think of it, I believe the first historical fictions I have ever read): The Ghost Hunters by Neil Spring and Carter Beats The Devil by Glen David Gold (currently reading).
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Apr 24, 2017 · Reading historical fiction has colored my decisions and changed my actions—I truly believe it has made me a better person. I asked nine other authors what they thought about the importance of historical fiction and why reading historical books is more crucial now than ever before. Jenna Blum, Those Who Save Us (Harcourt, 2004)
As Jerome de Groot has shown in three important works of literary history and criticism, The Historical Novel, Consuming History and Remaking History, historical fiction embodies a fundamental contradiction: a large part of its appeal to readers lies in its depth of research and its sense of authenticity, yet it must necessarily move beyond historical fact, adding flesh and blood to history ...
Sep 24, 2024 · The best historical novels are meticulously researched and wonderfully evocative of times gone by. Whether you’re looking for the sweeping historical romance of Winston Graham’s historical fiction series Poldark, or feminist retellings of ancient Greek myth like Natalie Haynes’ Stone Blind, there’s a historical fiction novel for everyone.
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Another question, an offshoot of the “how old” question, is how exactly history manifests in historical fiction. There’s a lot of gray area, when alternate histories, time travel and time slip novels, and parallel narratives exist. Apart from those, one could ask whether a typical Regency romance is historical fiction. I will brook no arguments abo...
Is a book historical fiction if the author is writing about a time within the scope of their own memories? Or does one need to conduct research about a time beyond their own existence? I personally don’t think this distinction is worth much. Every novel requires some research, even if it’s set contemporarily and within the author’s realm of knowled...
If there’s anything we can glean from these varying definitions, I think it’s that historical fiction could use another term, analogous to the difference between genre romance and a “love story.” Genre romance guarantees a central love story and happily ever after. But a love story can end tragically, ambiguously, or any old way. These definitions ...
Jan 31, 2018 · The novelist Min Jin Lee, who wrote the National Book Award finalist Pachinko, agreed.Through storytelling, historical fiction adds insight into the humanity of ordinary people.
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Aug 24, 2023 · These books might take place during ancient times, or they might have occurred as few as 20 years ago — there is some debate about where the official cut-off of historical versus contemporary fiction should be. While many historical fiction books stick closely with the historic record, there are also examples that take more creative liberty.
