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historical fiction

noun

  1. the genre of literature, film, etc., comprising narratives that take place in the past and are characterized chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of historical events and personages.
  2. works of this genre, as novels and plays.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of historical fiction1

First recorded in 1585–95
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For a lover of historical fiction and classic literature, Catie Brown creates a cottagecore aesthetic that brings warmth and character to her 1963 apartment.

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Atwood started the millennium winning the Booker Prize with “The Blind Assassin,” a nested novel of historical fiction.

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Though “1923” has already grown its audience significantly in its second and final season, there should be no shame in reaching out to the stans of another highly successful historical fiction series.

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After quitting acting, he gained a new reputation as a writer of historical fiction.

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But it is a more conventional work of historical fiction, and less satisfying as a result.

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