6 Novels That Controversially Fictionalized Real Events
In literary history, there is an undeniable thread of novels that make substantial use of real people and situations, often through a veil of changed names.
In literary history, there is an undeniable thread of novels that make substantial use of real people and situations, often through a veil of changed names.
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