Japanese Historical Fiction Novel
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A Japanese Historical Fiction Novel is a novel that portrays japanese historical periods through fictional narratives.
- AKA: Japanese Period Novel, Japan Historical Novel, Feudal Japan Novel.
- Context:
- It can typically depict japanese social structures through period-accurate representations.
- It can typically explore samurai culture through warrior code narratives.
- It can typically feature japanese court politics through intrigue storylines.
- It can often incorporate shinto-buddhist elements into spiritual subplots.
- It can often examine japanese isolation period through foreign encounter narratives.
- It can range from being a Heian Period Japanese Historical Fiction Novel to being a Meiji Period Japanese Historical Fiction Novel, depending on its historical era.
- It can range from being a Samurai Japanese Historical Fiction Novel to being a Court Japanese Historical Fiction Novel, depending on its social focus.
- It can range from being a Japanese-Authored Japanese Historical Fiction Novel to being a Western-Authored Japanese Historical Fiction Novel, depending on its author nationality.
- It can range from being an Accurate Japanese Historical Fiction Novel to being a Romanticized Japanese Historical Fiction Novel, depending on its historical fidelity.
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- Examples:
- Western-Authored Japanese Historical Fiction Novels, such as:
- Japanese-Authored Japanese Historical Fiction Novels, such as:
- Samurai Fiction Novels, such as:
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- Counter-Examples:
- Contemporary Japanese Novel, which lacks historical setting.
- Japanese Fantasy Novel, which lacks historical basis.
- Chinese Historical Novel, which lacks japanese setting.
- See: Novel, Japanese Historical Fiction, Japanese Literature, Historical Fiction Novel, Feudal Japan, Samurai Fiction, Period Novel.