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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
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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir
by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Goodreads Author)
by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Goodreads Author)
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date: May 16, 2017
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Availability: 5 copies available, 3234 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jun 01 - Jun 11, 2017
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Four Years: A Navy Medic's World War II Memories
by Adam Gellert (Goodreads Author), H.C. Goldsmith
by Adam Gellert (Goodreads Author), H.C. Goldsmith
Release
date: Mar 25, 2017
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Giveaway dates: May 23 - Jun 10, 2017
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The Grace of Dogs: A Boy, a Black Lab, and a Father's Search for the Canine Soul
by Andrew Root
by Andrew Root
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date: Jun 20, 2017
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Giveaway dates: May 29 - Jun 06, 2017
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Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Author of The Fact of a Body
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is the author of THE FACT OF A BODY: A Murder and a Memoir, which will be published by Flatiron Books (Macmillan) in May 2017. It is also forthcoming from publishers internationally. A National Endowment for the Arts fellow and Rona Jaffe Award recipient, she has twice been a fellow at both MacDowell and Yaddo. Her essays appear in The New York Times, Oxford American, Iowa Review, and many other publications, and were recognized “notable” in Best American Essays 2013, 2015, and 2016.
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