Novel History
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. first edition. hardcover. 8vo. 351pp. from front flap: "Historical fiction is a contradiction in terms. History is what happened; fiction, what did not. Yet great novelists have often disregarded this logical difficulty, taking up the tools of teh historian to explore the shadowy recesses of the past. Their labors have brought forth many literary treasures. But how accurately do these masterpieces of the imagination reflect the past? In Novel History, twenty accomplished historians consider this question in relation to some of our most important historical novels. Their essays are followed in most instances by a response from the novelist." Book VG+: clean, square, tight, unmarked / DJ VG+: clean, unclipped. Item #3993
ISBN: 0684857650
#04059.
Price: $8.00