Newbie question: What makes something 'literary' vs. historical fiction?

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literary examples: a couple of Margaret Atwood's: 'The Penelopiad' and 'Alias Grace'

Hah! I just returned to this thread and was about to post the exact same two books. I finished reading Alias Grace last week and The Penelopiad is in my bag for spare moments to read right now :)

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