On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 1:12 AM, Bruce A. Metcalf <bruce.metc...@figzu.com> wrote:
I'm curious to know how the list feels about the junction of fiction and > history. Your thoughts? There are two kinds of fiction (I know of) that play with this junction, from opposite ends: The Roman à clef [1] and the secret history [1]. While the former is a fictionalised account of actual events, the latter is more interesting to me, being a fiction presented as reality which was until now hidden from the public. I am especially fond of Tim Powers' novels, all of them being in some sense secret histories. In this context, I especially recommend _Declare_ [3]. Udhay [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_%C3%A0_clef [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_history [3] http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062221388 -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
