Canada and Historical Fiction

An interesting article in MacLeans, which is enough for tonight. I have done much writing and am very tired. And, so you don't have to click blind, an excerpt:

historical fiction is one of CanLit's dominant genres. One reason we love to write it, it's clear, is to create history, to make up for its perceived lack in Canada. Authors also relish the chance -- you can't libel the dead -- to name names and play with real-life characters as they wish. Then again, some writers might be motivated by Prairie author Guy Vanderhaeghe's snarled response to a query about why so much great historical fiction was coming out of Saskatchewan: "Because we've got no f--king future, that's why."

Exeunt, to bed.