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7 months ago
Writing

The big idea: should we abolish literary genres?

In the 1970s, historical fiction was not considered respectable or respected.
Hilary Mantel initially struggled to get her novel about the French Revolution published.
Genre labels can be confining and meaningless, and do not accurately reflect the content of a book. [ more ]
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www.theguardian.com
7 months ago
Books

The big idea: should we abolish literary genres?

In the 1970s, historical fiction was not considered respectable or respected.
Hilary Mantel initially struggled to get her novel about the French Revolution published.
Genre labels can be confining and meaningless, and do not accurately reflect the content of a book. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
7 months ago
Books

The big idea: should we abolish literary genres?

In the 1970s, historical fiction was not considered respectable or respected.
Hilary Mantel initially struggled to get her novel about the French Revolution published.
Genre labels can be confining and meaningless, and do not accurately reflect the content of a book. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
7 months ago
Books

The big idea: should we abolish literary genres?

In the 1970s, historical fiction was not considered respectable or respected.
Hilary Mantel initially struggled to get her novel about the French Revolution published.
Genre labels can be confining and meaningless, and do not accurately reflect the content of a book. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
7 months ago
Books

The big idea: should we abolish literary genres?

In the 1970s, historical fiction was not considered respectable or respected.
Hilary Mantel initially struggled to get her novel about the French Revolution published.
Genre labels can be confining and meaningless, and do not accurately reflect the content of a book. [ more ]
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