Historical fiction takes liberties to create a story within a historical setting. Literary nonfiction strictly adheres to the truth. So, if a book imagines a romance between two historical figures who never actually had one, that's historical fiction. But if it details the documented life of a historical figure accurately, it's literary nonfiction.
Historical fiction involves fictional characters and events set in a historical backdrop. Literary nonfiction is based on real people and events with no fictional elements.
The main difference is that in historical fiction, the story is made up but placed in a real historical context. Literary nonfiction, on the other hand, presents real facts and events without any fictional additions or alterations. For example, a novel about a fictional character during the Roman Empire is historical fiction, while a biography of a real Roman emperor is literary nonfiction.
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