The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris
Based on a true story: a Slovakian Jew forced to tattoo prisoners at Auschwitz falls in love against impossible odds.
World War II era · Biographical · Romance
World War II era · Biographical · ~1939–1945
World War II era biographical historical fiction books
Looking for historical fiction in the biographical lane set during the World War II era (~1939–1945)? World War II era biographical historical fiction books collects historical novels that match both filters—Global war, resistance, Holocaust, home fronts. Novels based on real historical figures HisFic is a free historical fiction discovery app: open a full reading journey with the same era and story-type filters, then add region, themes, or audience. Shelves mix curated historical fiction picks with Open Library titles so even thin combinations still have books to explore.
Shelf · 18 titles
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Pop's bridge
Eve Bunting
Fiction · Bridges · Juvenile fiction · Design and construction
Late 20th century · Biographical · Open Library
The Eye in the Door
Pat Barker
English Poets · Fiction · Gay men · Gays
World War I era · Late 20th century · Biographical · Military & war · Open Library
Mrs. Hemingway
Naomi Wood
Fiction · American Novelists · Authors' spouses · Marriage
Late 20th century · Romance · Biographical · Open Library
The Age of Light
Whitney Scharer
Fiction, biographical · Fiction, historical · Paris (france), fiction · Artists, fiction
World War I era · World War II era · Biographical · Military & war · Open Library
West of Sunset
Stewart O'Nan
Literary · History · Historical · Biographical
Late 20th century · Biographical · Literary · Open Library
Crossing the horizon
Laurie Notaro
Fiction · Women air pilots · History · Fiction, biographical
Late 20th century · Biographical · Open Library
In the shadow of Alabama
Judy Reene Singer
Fathers and daughters · Fathers · Death · World War, 1939-1945
World War I era · World War II era · Biographical · Military & war · Open Library
Imagining the age of Goethe in German literature, 1970-2010
John David Pizer
German literature · History and criticism · German Biographical fiction · Appreciation
Late 20th century · Biographical · Open Library
The general's women
Susan Wittig Albert
World War, 1939-1945 · Marriage · Biographical fiction · Historical fiction
World War I era · World War II era · Biographical · Military & war · Open Library
Truthful fictions
Michael Lackey
American Novelists · Truth in literature · Realism in literature · American Historical fiction
Late 20th century · Biographical · Literary · Open Library
Victoriana
Cora Kaplan
Civilization · Criticism · English literature · Historiography
Victorian / Gilded Age · Late 20th century · Biographical · Open Library
Autobiographies of others
Lucia Boldrini
HIstory and criticism · Literature and history · Historical fiction · Biographical fiction
Late 20th century · Biographical · Literary · Open Library
Biography and the postmodern historical novel
John F. Keener
American Biographical fiction · American Historical fiction · American fiction · Biography as a literary form
Late 20th century · Biographical · Literary · Open Library
Fact into fiction
Lars Ole Sauerberg
History and criticism · Historical fiction · Realism in literature · English fiction
Late 20th century · Biographical · Open Library
Making history
Jonathan S. Cullick
American Biographical fiction · American Historical fiction · Autobiography · Biography as a literary form
Late 20th century · Biographical · Military & war · Open Library
Miriam's way
Cissy Lacks
World War, 1939-1945 · Fiction · Jews · Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
World War II era · Late 20th century · Biographical · Military & war · Open Library
The American biographical novel
Michael Lackey
Literature and history · Literature and society · History and criticism · LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
Late 20th century · Biographical · Literary · Open Library
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