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In this new collection of interviews, some of America's most prominent novelists identify the key intellectual developments that led to the rise of the contemporary biographical novel, discuss the kind of historical 'truth' this novel communicates, indicate why this narrative form is superior to the traditional historical novel, and reflect on the ideas and characters central to their individual works. These interviews do more than just define an innovative genre of contemporary fiction. They provide a precise way of understanding the complicated relationship and pregnant tensions between contextualized thinking and historical representation, interdisciplinary studies and 'truth' production, and fictional reality and factual constructions. By focusing on classical and contemporary debates regarding the nature of the historical novel, this volume charts the forces that gave birth to a new incarnation of this genre.

Biographical fiction, American --- Historical fiction, American --- Truth in literature --- Realism in literature --- Novelists, American --- Romanciers américains --- Roman autobiographique américain --- Biographie (genre littéraire) américaine. --- Roman historique américain --- Vérité --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique. --- Dans la littérature.

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Despite the frequent characterization of the dissenting integrationists as Uncle Toms or establishment intellectuals, a misrepresentation that has marginalized them in the intervening decades, Lackey argues that they had their own compelling vision for black empowerment and sociopolitical integration.

African Americans --- Black nationalism --- African American nationalism --- Afro-Americans --- Black Americans --- Colored people (United States) --- Negroes --- Africans --- Ethnology --- Blacks --- Negritude --- Race identity. --- Cultural assimilation. --- Race identity --- Ethnic identity --- Hastie Group. --- Haverford Group --- United States --- Race relations. --- Race question --- Black people