EN201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Deborah Ellis, Historical Fiction, Grammatical Gender
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Drop-in essay writing workshop, 2:30-4:30 in 2c4 next month. Breadwinner series are her most popular books. The breadwinner came out in 2000 and parvana"s journey came out in. 9/11 occurred in between the publishing of these two novels. Has also published many nonfiction novels about young people in war. Writes for canadian readers without a background in war and turmoil. Deborah faces similar problems that authors of historical fiction would face. She has not gone through the trauma of war, she has not been a refugee. Accuracy and authenticity are important, like in historical fiction. In the breadwinner series it is not history being re-created, but a particular place and conflict. Removed from readers through distance rather than time. Ellis is trying to put a face on the news, rather than a face on an historical event. In 1997 she traveled to pakistan to see how canadians could help women and children there rebuild their lives.
