Memoir
Inventing the Truth
Russell Baker, Jill Ker Conway, Frank McCourt, William Zinsser, Alfred Kazin
1998·227 pages
Nine noted authors share craft advice and process stories on writing memoir, exploring memory, selection, and bringing the past to the page.
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Nine noted authors share craft advice and process stories on writing memoir, exploring memory, selection, and bringing the past to the page.
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For anyone who enjoys reading memoirs—or is thinking about writing one—this collection offers a master class from nine distinguished authors, including Annie Dillard, Frank McCourt, and others. The events, memories, and emotions of the past often resist the orderly structure of a book. Inventing the Truth offers wisdom from nine notable memoirists about their process (Ian Frazier searched through generations of family papers to understand his parents' lives), the hurdles they faced (Annie Dillar...
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Sexual content
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Brief craft discussion of sexual violence in slave narratives
Violence & gore
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References to death and hardship in source memoirs discussed
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Substance use
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Alcoholism referenced in discussion of Angela's Ashes
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Passing faith references within memoir craft discussions
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Race, identity, and cultural themes recur across several essays
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Discussions of slavery, poverty, and childhood hardship in memoirs
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