Novel history
Historical fiction is currently enjoying a renaissance in terms of both literary and commercial success, and it is an exciting time for research, with historians uncovering previously hidden history. So, what is the secret of a great historical novel? How much research does it take? When should you stop reading and start writing? What are the pleasures and pitfalls of putting real people into fiction?
Monday, 10th May 2010
End Date:
Saturday, 15th May 2010
Gillian Slovo has published a family memoir and eleven novels, several of which have a historical setting, including the Orange Prize short-listed Ice Road. She is co-author of the verbatim play Guantanamo.
Sarah Dunant has written eleven novels. The Birth of Venus, The Company of the Courtesan and Sacred Hearts, all critically acclaimed bestsellers, form a trilogy set within a hundred years of the Italian Renaissance.
Ronan Bennett is an Irish novelist and screenwriter whose work is frequently set in the historical past.
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