I'm writing a novel about the aftermath of the Holocaust. The Holocaust itself is a tough sell, yes, but this book's meat is about the rarely written about period right after the Holocaust. My agent likes the idea, but I'm having a bit of trouble.
I'm starting off Part I as the main character talking about the events leading up to the "meat", which basically includes a story about the Holocaust--as in what happened in Auschwitz. Although this story talks about a group not widely represented in literature about the Holocaust, I sometimes wonder if it is too much. I know a lot about this period in history, however, and I don't want to assume things are common knowledge and omit the beginning entirely.
Help?
I'm starting off Part I as the main character talking about the events leading up to the "meat", which basically includes a story about the Holocaust--as in what happened in Auschwitz. Although this story talks about a group not widely represented in literature about the Holocaust, I sometimes wonder if it is too much. I know a lot about this period in history, however, and I don't want to assume things are common knowledge and omit the beginning entirely.
Help?
