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15605008 No.15605008 [Reply] [Original]

Is Mary Renault the best historical fiction author?
Any other good lit in the genre?

>> No.15605029

>>15605008
>Is Mary Renault the best historical fiction author?
Doubtful. Ernest Hemingway reigns supreme in that genre.

>> No.15605039

>>15605008
>woman
>being best at anything

Men are even better at being women than women are.

>> No.15605072
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>>15605008
What's her deal? Does she just wanna fuck Alexander the Great? Why lust after him when you could just write Alcibiades fanfiction?

>> No.15605078

>>15605008
Patrick O'Brian is far and away the best writer of historical fiction.

>> No.15605087

>>15605072
Who doesn¡t lust after one of the greatests chads in human history?

>> No.15605098
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>>15605072
>Alcibiades fanfiction
Absolutely based and patrician choice anon.

>> No.15605111

>>15605008
I really like her, she was obviously got a lot of great inspiration from Frazer and probably Graves too. It's certainly a unique perspective to have in historical fiction. I'd put Graves first with Renault a close second.

>> No.15605123

I liked Days of His Grace about Carolingian Europe by Eyvind Johnson

>> No.15605195

>>15605087
>Greatest Chad's in history lust over feminine boys.

Why is this so?

>> No.15605222

>>15605008
Valerio Massimo Manfredi

>> No.15605229
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>>15605008
I really enjoyed the Flashman series: well researched and great fun to read!

>> No.15605235

>>15605039
Wasn't a man just Woman of the Year?

>> No.15605249

>>15605072
She was a lesbian though

>> No.15605320

>>15605008
I read Last of the Wine a couple weeks ago and loved it. What book of hers should I try next?

>> No.15605356

>>15605320
I found her two books about Theseus very enjoyable.Really liked how she dealt with some of the mythology, like the centaurs for example.

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>>15605320
If you don't mind a more modern setting, read The Charioteer. It's about a wounded WWII soldier in an English hospital. As The Last of Wine, it's very poetic and gay.