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** ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Literature)|The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay]]'' - Reconstructs [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] superhero stories by telling a story from the POV of the men who wrote them, showing how important they are to American culture.

** ''[[Summerland (Literature)|Summerland]]'' - Reconstructs adolescent [[High Fantasy]] like ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' by giving it a fresh setting -- in this case, a fantasy-world based on American culture and folklore.

** ''[[The Yiddish Policemens Union (Literature)|The Yiddish Policemens Union]]'' - Reconstructs traditional [[Film Noir]] and [[Hardboiled Detective]] stories, again, by giving it a fresh setting -- an [[Alternate History]] version of America where a thriving Yiddish culture exists on the Alaskan frontier.

* [[George Lucas Throwback]]: Frequently does this in literary form (see [[Reconstruction]]).