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 This
thoughtfully reasoned and lucidly written book delves further
into the dynamics of the new memoir than anything I know of,
and is sure to spark discussion, help guide would-be practitioners,
and bring much-needed illumination to a vexed subject.
PHILIP LOPATE
- author of The Art Of The Personal Essay
In
this provocative guide to the art of memoir writing, Larson
examines the complex nature of the self in search of itself
and demonstrates how the subtle art of remembering gives birth
to that anomaly we call the memoirist. The Memoir and the
Memoirist is a must read for every writer and reader of this
dynamic literary genre.
MAUREEN MURDOCK
- author of Unreliable Truth: On Memoir And Memory
Thomas
Larson’s The Memoir and the Memoirist is much more than
another how-to book. With great depth and clarity, Larson
examines that which drives writers to cast their lot with
truth and celebrates the myriad ways writers ‘reassemble’
themselves while seeking and shaping their stories.
LAURIE ALBERTS
- author of Fault Line And Between Revolutions: An American
Romance With Russia |
