The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal NarrativeA guide to the art of personal writing, by the author of Fierce Attachments and The End of the Novel of Love |
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THE SITUATION AND THE STORY
User Review - KirkusAn insightful examination of personal narratives.In the course of her discussion, teacher and journalist Gornick (The End of the Novel of Love, 1997, etc.) observes, "Thirty years ago people who ... Read full review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - snash - LibraryThingThe book suggests that good memoir is that written with the correct voice, mimicking the story being told. When that happens the memoir has emotional clout and approaches universal truth. The book does this by presenting numerous examples. Read full review
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 9 |
Section 3 | 13 |
Section 4 | 29 |
Section 5 | 36 |
Section 6 | 42 |
Section 7 | 52 |
Section 8 | 77 |
Section 9 | 89 |
Section 10 | 101 |
Section 11 | 143 |
Section 12 | 159 |
Section 13 | 169 |
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Local Acts: Community-based Performance in the United States Jan Cohen-Cruz No preview available - 2005 |