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The overlapping truths of history and fiction
Fact and fiction may seem poles apart but writers Esi Edugyan and Tiya Miles find the two intertwine perfectly in their award-winning storytelling. Both authors try to imagine past lives in their work, in part so that we...
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The overlapping truths of history and fiction is an episode from Ideas from CBC Radio (Highlights) by CBC. Fact and fiction may seem poles apart but writers Esi Edugyan and Tiya Miles find the two intertwine perfectly in their award-winning...
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