The Art of Memoir

by Mary Karr

Book Overview

Credited with sparking the current memoir explosion, Mary Karr's The Liars' Club spent more than a year at the top of the New York Times list. She followed with two other smash bestsellers: Cherry and Lit, which were critical hits as well.

For thirty years Karr has also taught the form, winning teaching prizes at Syracuse. (The writing program there produced such acclaimed authors as Cheryl Strayed, Keith Gessen, and Koren Zailckas.) In The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062223070
• ISBN13: 9780062223074
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

I got this book for a college class. It is very informative and helpful. And I'm not good at writing memoirs.