The Paradox of Historical Fiction
In light of the fact/fiction divide, this paper delves into the literary genre of historical fiction for young adults and re-examines the disputed boundaries between fact and fiction. Exploring Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars, a work of historical fiction for young adults about life in Nazi-occupied...
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2024-12-01
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| Շարք: | Acta Neophilologica |
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| Առցանց հասանելիություն: | https://journals.uni-lj.si/ActaNeophilologica/article/view/18658 |
| Ամփոփում: | In light of the fact/fiction divide, this paper delves into the literary genre of historical fiction for young adults and re-examines the disputed boundaries between fact and fiction. Exploring Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars, a work of historical fiction for young adults about life in Nazi-occupied Denmark, this discussion addresses the paradoxical nature of historical fiction: it is the fictional elements of historical fiction that play the crucial part in bringing historical facts closer to the young adult reader.
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| ISSN: | 0567-784X 2350-417X |