Tag #Historical Fiction

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We Do Not Part": Han Kang's Nobel-Winning Novel on Trauma and Historical Atrocity

Han Kang's "We Do Not Part," winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, recounts Kyungha's journey to Jeju Island, where she confronts the 1948 massacre of 30,000 civilians, connecting personal trauma with the lingering effects of historical violence.

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Author's Reflection on Racism and Authenticity in Art Inspired by "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

Inspired by Carson McCullers' 1930s novel "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter", focusing on class, oppression, and loneliness in the American South, an author founded the Hartenjagers theater company; a recent rereading highlighted the book's racial slurs, prompting reflection on authenticity in addressin...

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Nickel Boys": A First-Person Account of Abuse at a Segregated Reform School

Nickel Boys", directed by RaMell Ross, is a first-person perspective film depicting the harrowing experiences of two inmates at the abusive Dozier School for Boys in 1960s Florida, based on Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning novel; it uses innovative stylistic choices to offer a unique cinematic ap...

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Miss Austen

A four-part BBC period drama about Jane Austen's sister Cassandra, starring Keeley Hawes and a stellar cast.

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Volker Kutscher Completes Gereon Rath Series

Author Volker Kutscher expresses relief after completing his ten-part Gereon Rath series, reflecting on the writing process, historical context, and future projects.

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Silence and Music in Vargas Llosa's Final Novel

Mario Vargas Llosa's final novel, "Ik draag mijn stilte op aan jou," follows Toño Azpilcueta's quest to document the life and music of the late guitarist Lalo Molfino, exploring the power of Peruvian criollo music to unite a nation divided by social and political strife.

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Darkenbloom: A Novel of Remembrance and Reconciliation

Eva Menasse's "Darkenbloom" fictionalizes Austria's Rechnitz massacre, exploring a town's decades-long conspiracy of silence after at least 180 Jewish-Hungarian forced laborers were murdered in 1945, examining themes of guilt, remembrance, and the lasting impact of historical trauma.

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Ukrainian Serf's Journey Through the American Civil War

Artem Chekh's "Song of the Open Road" follows an ethnic Ukrainian former serf's journey through the American Civil War, shifting goals from avoiding conflict to accumulating wealth as a mining magnate, while the narrative explores the complexities of war and freedom, interwoven with the protagonist'...

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The Safekeep: A Novel Exploring WWII's Aftermath

A Dutch-Israeli author's debut novel explores the hidden history of Jewish possessions after WWII and the complexities of memory and responsibility, incorporating a queer romance subplot.

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