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Author(s): CHEE, ALEXANDER
Source:
New Republic. Mar2016, Vol. 247 Issue 3, p60-65. 6p. 2 Color Photographs.

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- Subject Terms:
  HISTORICAL fiction writing; WAR & Peace (Book : Tolstoy); TOLSTOY, Leo, graf, 1828-1910; TURGENEV, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883; MANTEL, Hilary, 1952-; PLACE of Greater Safety, A (Book); 1876 (Book); VIDAL, Gore, 1925-2012; 21ST century (Literary period)
- Abstract:
  An essay is presented that discusses the writing of historical fiction. Topics include the opinions of novelist Ivan Turgenev on the novel "War and Peace," by Leo Tolstoy, historical romance fiction as a genre in relation to the novel "A Place of Greater Safety," by Hilary Mantel, and problems with the novel "1876," by Gore Vidal. The author's experience of research for writing a historical novel is noted.

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