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Memoir
As a literary genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire from the Latin memoria, meaning "memory", or a reminiscence), forms a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable in modern parlance. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir.
Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is determined by the work's context and is ...more
Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is determined by the work's context and is ...more
We Radiant Things: Notes on Being Alien and Becoming Cyborg
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Tryhard: A Cautionary Tale of Clocking In and Spinning Out – A Memoir and Satire of Workplace Culture
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A More Dangerous Game: How a Young Sportswriter Met Patty Hearst and Landed in Federal Prison
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10 galleys for grabs! An on-the-run Patty Hearst showed up to his 20th birthday in 1974—and completely changed a young sportswriter's trajectory.
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