The Limits of Autobiography

The Limits of Autobiography
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 0801486742
ISBN-13 : 9780801486746
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Book Synopsis The Limits of Autobiography by : Leigh Gilmore

Download or read book The Limits of Autobiography written by Leigh Gilmore and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs in which trauma take a major - or the major - role challenge the limits of autobiography. The author presents a series of "limit-cases"--Texts that combine various elements including autobiography and fiction, and demonstrates how and why their authors swerve from formal constraints.


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