Asian Historical Fiction

An Asian Historical Fiction is a fiction that depicts asian historical periods through narrative structures.

• AKA: Asian Historical Literature, East Asian Historical Fiction, Asian Period Fiction.
• Context:
  • It can typically portray asian cultural traditions through historical narrative frameworks.
  • It can typically explore asian political systems through period-specific contexts.
  • It can typically feature asian historical figures within fictional storylines.
  • It can often examine east-west interactions through colonial period settings.
  • It can often incorporate asian philosophy into character development.
  • It can range from being a Chinese Historical Fiction to being a Japanese Historical Fiction, depending on its geographical setting.
  • It can range from being an Ancient Asian Historical Fiction to being a Modern Asian Historical Fiction, depending on its temporal period.
  • It can range from being a Court Asian Historical Fiction to being a War Asian Historical Fiction, depending on its narrative focus.
  • It can range from being a Western-Authored Asian Historical Fiction to being an Asian-Authored Asian Historical Fiction, depending on its author origin.
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• Examples:
  • Japanese Historical Fictions, such as:
    • "Shogun" Novel for feudal japan epic.
    • Tale of Genji for heian court fiction.
  • Chinese Historical Fictions, such as:
    • Dream of the Red Chamber for qing dynasty saga.
    • Romance of the Three Kingdoms for three kingdoms epic.
  • Southeast Asian Historical Fictions, such as:
    • The Glass Palace for burma historical narrative.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Contemporary Asian Fiction, which lacks historical setting.
  • Western Historical Fiction, which lacks asian context.
  • Asian Fantasy Fiction, which lacks historical grounding.
• See: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Asian Literature, Period Fiction, Regional Literature, Cultural Fiction, Literary Genre.

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