Historical fiction can mirror how human memory operates through leaps and loops.

Evidence

Wolf Hall attempts to duplicate not the historian’s chronology but the way memory works: in leaps, loops, flashes. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1139

Categorization

• XREF: XREF Memory-based narrative structure, stream of consciousness technique — connects to: Historical synthesis by a single mind reveals deep connections across eras — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 31; Literature allows us to explore our thoughts and those of others. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 287; The task of historical fiction is bringing past archives into living bodies. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 860 (+5 more)