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20 of the Most Influential Historical Fiction Books of All Time

Whether you're a beginner to this genre or have been a fan for some time now, this list of the most influential historical fiction of all time might be helpful. Keep reading to know more about what roles gender, class, and ethnicity played in our defining our present.
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Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
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Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)
Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)
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Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
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Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
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Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
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Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows)
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The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
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A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (Chinua Achebe)
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
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Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
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A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
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The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
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Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
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The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
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