{"product_id":"memoir-an-introduction-paperback","title":"Memoir: An Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. Thomas Couser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach year brings a batch of new memoirs, ranging from works by former teachers and celebrity has-beens to disillusioned soldiers and bestselling novelists. In addition to becoming bestsellers in their own right, memoirs have become a popular object of inquiry in the academy and a mainstay in most MFA workshops. Courses in what is now called \"life writing\" study memoir alongside personal essays, diaries, and autobiographies. \u003cem\u003eMemoir: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e proffers a succinct and comprehensive survey of the genre (and its \u003cem\u003emany \u003c\/em\u003esubgenres) while taking readers through the various techniques, themes, and debates that have come to characterize the ubiquitous literary form. Its fictional origins are traced to eighteenth-century British novels; its early American roots are examined in Benjamin Franklin's \u003cem\u003eAutobiography \u003c\/em\u003eand colonial captivity narratives; and its ethical conundrums are considered via the imbroglios brought on by the questionable claims in Rigoberta Menchú's \u003cem\u003eI, Rigoberta\u003c\/em\u003e, and more\u003cbr\u003enotoriously, James Frey's \u003cem\u003eA Million Little Pieces\u003c\/em\u003e. Alongside these more traditional literary forms, Couser expands the discussion of memoir to include film with what he calls \"documemoir\" (exemplified in Nathaniel Kahn's \u003cem\u003eMy Architect\u003c\/em\u003e) and graphic narratives like Art Spiegelman's \u003cem\u003eMaus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG. Thomas Couser\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several books on life writing, including \u003cem\u003eSignifying Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVulnerable Subjects\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAltered Egos\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724550148159,"sku":"9780199826926","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9b9f05b4fed580e402c4be5246e493c7.webp?v=1765103057","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/memoir-an-introduction-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}