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A user-friendly guide to reading, writing, and theorizing autobiographical texts and practices for students, scholars, and practitioners of life narrative

The boom in autobiographical narratives continues apace. It now encompasses a global spectrum of texts... Read Full Overview

Autobiographical writing is redefining the meaning of narrative, as the recent explosion of memoirs by writers such as Frank McCourt, Mary Karr, Dave Eggers, and Kathryn Harrison suggests. But what's involved in bringing these narratives into the classroom--in creative writing,... Read Full Overview

With the memoir boom, life storytelling has become ubiquitous and emerged as a distinct field of study. Reading Autobiography , originally published in 2001, was the first comprehensive critical introduction to life writing in all its forms. Widely adopted for undergraduate and... Read Full Overview

With the memoir boom, life storytelling has become ubiquitous and emerged as a distinct field of study. Reading Autobiography , originally published in 2001, was the first comprehensive critical introduction to life writing in all its forms. Widely adopted for undergraduate and... Read Full Overview

A user-friendly guide to reading, writing, and theorizing autobiographical texts and practices for students, scholars, and practitioners of life narrative

The boom in autobiographical narratives continues apace. It now encompasses a global spectrum of texts... Read Full Overview