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Historical Fiction: The Realistic and the Real

April 22, 2020 By marlowe benn

Somerville College, Oxford

By definition, historical fiction is a mix of the real and the realistic. In what proportions? Each writer must arrive at the blend that best serves her purposes. Here’s my approach in writing the Julia Kydd novels. The 1920s are one of the best known and most important eras … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1920s, Cotton Club, Dorothy Sayers, Gaudy Night, Harlem Renaissance, historical fiction, Julia Kydd, Langston Hughes, Passing Fancies, Zora Neale Hurston

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