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This isn’t Enrigue’s first foray into historical absurdism. His previous novel published in English, You Dreamed of Empires, retells the encounter between the conquistador Hernán Cortés and the Aztec ...

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Let’s be honest. Most of what we remember from history class boils down to wars, dates, and the occasional charismatic ruler. But fiction can fill in the gaps textbooks gloss over. It can show what it ...

Clark Gable reading the novel "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. One of his greatest roles was that of Rhett Butler in the MGM film adaption of the book. For history enthusiasts, historical ...

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Recent pop culture would lead many to believe that historical fiction is mainly the province of the bodice ripper. The popularity of Netflix’s Bridgerton alongside other period drama faves Downton ...

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Historical fiction is having a moment. From retelling of Greek mythologies, to stories set in Shakespeare's day, to novels telling untold stories of women's lives in the 20th century, we're all about ...

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