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Old 06-06-06 | 08:14 AM
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Finding fictional works set in historical background?

What is the best way to find fictional titles regarding real life subjects/events/settings? I've been trying to find a good work of fiction on the Prague Summer of 1968 in Czechoslovakia, and google hasn't been much help. Does anybody have any pointers for me?
Old 06-06-06 | 08:58 AM
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Old 06-06-06 | 09:27 AM
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http://www.bibliotravel.com/locale.php?locale=6\ might have something.

Did you use the search phrase "prague spring"?
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Did you use the search phrase "prague spring"?
No, "Czechoslovakia 1968".

But the question was in general, although I had a specific subject in mind. I thought there might be a good source for this type of thing.
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http://www.histfiction.net/ <<< it's probably all there!

http://www.booksattransworld.co.uk/f...historical.htm

http://contemporarylit.about.com/od/...ictionreviews/

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Old 06-18-06 | 09:09 PM
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i have a similar question: i'll be traveling around croatia, hungary, romania and bulgaria this summer. i would like to read some works (or a work) from an author by some/one of those countries. i prefer fiction to non, but historical backdrop is ideal (i.e. going to russia = dostoevsky).

thanks in advance.

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