I love the way historical fiction can pull you even deeper into a story. Isabel Allende is one of my favorite authors in that she combines that + magical realism.
Historical fiction
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for the historical novel, it can also be applied to other types of narrative, including theatre, opera, cinema and television, as well as video games and graphic novels.
An essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the period depicted. Authors also
Maryknoll College. She is infamous for her ability to weave the political struggle of the Philippines so well into her fiction, so much that she is often compared with Isabel Allende, a successful magical realist Chilean novelist. She won the Louis Braille Adult Audio Book of the year for her novel "On the Goddess Rock" in 1999. Some of her works are her novels: "The Last Time I saw my Mother" and "Eating Fire and Drinking Water".
References.
- http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=4596
- http://www.mostlyfiction.com/world/chai.htm