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Originally Posted by covingtoncat73
Excellent point. I have to say that I like some historically-set fiction that could be said to be literary like The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, which I raved about, or would that just be historical fiction? I don't like the "historical fiction" that is actually romance, though.
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I think it's too limiting to think we can only apply one label to each book. I don't know the book you mentioned, but I can't see any reason why it couldn't possibly be literary as well as historical fiction. "Anathem" is IMHO both sci-fi and literary - as an example. For me it comes down to the quality of the book and its purpose (to entertain, to enlighten, to be an artistic expression), not what genre it is.