History v historical fiction

[Paul Nightingale]

Ferguson barely cuts it as a 'secondary' historian.

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From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf Of Dave Monroe
Sent: 17 October 2015 23:10
To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Subject: History v historical fiction

Historical fiction is not a secondary form – I was condescended to by a conservative historian who cannot see that he too constructs stories

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/15/jane-smiley-niall-ferguson-history-versus-historical-fiction

Thanks, Doug Millison!
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