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A book, poem, movie, or video game based on real historical events, but in which the characters are not real, and the minor events may not be realistic.
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Historical fiction — is a sub genre of fiction that often portrays alternate accounts or dramatization of historical figures or events. Stories in this genre, while fictional, make an honest attempt at capturing the spirit, manners, and social conditions of the… … Wikipedia
James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction — The James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction is a biannual award given by The Society of American Historians. The prize is given to honor works of literary fiction that significantly advance the historical imagination… … Wikipedia
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction — The Scott O Dell Award for Historical Fiction is an American award established in 1982 to encourage authors to focus on historical fiction. The award was created by Scott O’Dell in hopes of increasing young readers interest in the history that… … Wikipedia
Historical fantasy — is a subgenre of fantasy, related to historical fiction. It includes stories set in a specified historical period but with some element of fantasy added to the world, such as supernatural events, magic or a mythical creature hidden in the cracks … Wikipedia
Historical romance — is a subgenre of two literary genres, the romance novel and the historical novel.DefinitionHistorical romance is set before World War II.cite web | title = Romance Novels Subgenres | publisher = Romance Writers of America | url… … Wikipedia
Historical novel — An historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the author. As such, the historical novel is distinguished from the alternate history… … Wikipedia
fiction — 01. This story is [fiction]. It sounds real, but it is purely from the writer s imagination. 02. She writes science [fiction] novels which are very popular worldwide. 03. His brilliant historical [fiction] has made the past come alive for… … Grammatical examples in English
fiction — [[t]fɪ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] fictions 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people or events. → See also science fiction Immigrant tales have always been popular… … English dictionary
Historical whodunnit — The historical whodunnit is a sub genre of historical fiction which bears elements of the classical mystery novel, in which the central plot involves a crime (almost always a murder) and the setting has some historical significance. The detective … Wikipedia
fiction — fic|tion [ˈfıkʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin fictus, past participle of fingere to shape, make ] 1.) [U] books and stories about imaginary people and events ≠ ↑non fiction ▪ romantic fiction ▪ historical fiction 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
