The overlapping truths of history and fiction

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Aug 20, 202600:54:08Society & Culture

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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