The art of memoir / Mary Karr.
| Author/creator | Karr, Mary author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015] |
| Description | xxiii, 229 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Caveat emptor -- Preface: Welcome to my chew toy -- The past's vigor -- The truth contract twixt writer and reader -- Why not to write a memoir: plus a pop quiz to protect the bleeding & box out the rigid -- A voice conjures the human who utters it -- Don't try this at home: the seductive, narcissistic count -- Sacred carnality -- How to choose a detail -- Hucksters, the deluded, and big fat liars -- Interiority and inner enemy--private agonies read deeper than external whammies -- On finding the nature of your talent -- The visionary Maxine Hong Kingston -- Dealing with beloveds (on and off the page) -- On information, facts, and data -- Personal run-ins with fake voices -- On book structure and the order of information -- The road to hell is paved with exaggeration -- Blind spots and false selves -- Truth hunger: the public and private burning of Kathryn Harrison -- Old-school technologies for the stalled novice -- Major reversals in Cherry and Lit -- Why memoirs fail -- An incomplete checklist to stave off dread -- Michael Herr: start in Kansas, end in Oz -- Against vanity: in praise of revision. |
| Abstract | Karr breaks down the key elements of great literary memoir, opening our concepts of memory and identity, and illuminating the cathartic power of reflecting on the past; anybody with an inner life or complicated history, whether writer or reader, will relate. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226). |
| ISBN | 0062223062 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780062223067 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | CT25 .K37 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |