(In)famous subjects: representing women's criminality and violence in historical biofictions.

Historical fiction writers can be drawn to the true stories of women who have committed violent or criminal acts, as are readers. Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace and Hannah Kent's Burial Rites are popular, acclaimed examples of this trend. In my own creative work, Treading Air, I fictionalise the life...

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Publicado en:New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice & Theory of Creative Writing Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 67 - 77
Autor principal: Van Luyn, Ariella
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2019
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