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In her essay "A Home in Fiction," Geraldine Brooks explores the delicate balance between the "math" of historical research and the "magic" of the creative imagination. Drawing on her background as a journalist and a historical novelist, Brooks argues that while facts provide the skeleton of our understanding of the past, only fiction can provide the flesh and blood. To Brooks, fiction is not an escape from reality, but a vital tool for inhabiting the "unrecorded" lives of those the history books have forgotten. The Journalist vs. The Novelist A Home In Fiction Geraldine Brooks Pdf
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