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Larissa Mazelin asked this question about Beneath a Scarlet Sky:
Does anyone know how much of this book is true and how much is fiction? I LOVED this book. If all is true, it is a phenomenal story and even better than fiction.
NancyJ It's based on a true story, but you really do need to read it as fiction. It's great fiction though. It's largely based on the memories of one man, an…moreIt's based on a true story, but you really do need to read it as fiction. It's great fiction though. It's largely based on the memories of one man, and supplemented by historical research. Obviously the dialogue had to be created by the author based on Pino's memories from 50+ years earlier. I think the mountain trips were combined in some ways (there were many more than were described in the book). Memories change over the years, and I would expect that he would filter out a lot of memories - either because they were too fuzzy, or made him look bad, or were inconsistent in some way. When you think about how men exaggerate the size of a fish they caught, I would expect that some of Pino's wartime adventures might have picked up some more exciting details over the years. But that's OK with me - it's great reading.
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