Historical Fiction Genre

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hilary_Mantel
gptkbp:advocates_for Readers interested in character development
Readers interested in emotional depth
Readers interested in history
Readers interested in immersive storytelling
gptkbp:aims_to Provide insight into historical periods
gptkbp:author gptkb:Philippa_Gregory
gptkb:Hilary_Mantel
gptkb:Umberto_Eco
gptkb:Ken_Follett
I, Claudius by Robert Graves
gptkbp:can_be gptkb:Films
gptkb:Novels
Short stories
gptkbp:genre Historical Romance
Alternate History
Historical Mystery
Biographical Fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Historical Fiction Genre
gptkbp:is_characterized_by Setting in the past
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Can be seen as escapism
Can blur lines between fact and fiction
Can lead to historical inaccuracies
May oversimplify complex historical events
May romanticize or dramatize events
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with gptkb:fictional_character
Real historical events
gptkbp:notable_work The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Atonement by Ian Mc Ewan
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:Love
gptkb:Survival
gptkb:war
Social Issues
Cultural Conflict