| Description |
xiv, 161 pages ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-161). |
| Contents |
Foreword / Vivian Gornick -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : necessary fictions of the self -- 1. Back talk : Getting started by talking back to your inner censors -- 2. "Spots of time" : learning to remember -- 3. "Just make it up, then see if it is true" : imagination coming to the aid of memory -- 4. Using photographs and other documentary evidence -- 5. A story in search of its subject : how to find your plot -- 6. The self in the story : finding your voice -- 7. To tell or not to tell : ethical considerations in writing a memoir. |
| Subject |
Autobiography -- Authorship.
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Biography as a literary form.
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Report writing.
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| ISBN |
0140265309 |
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