Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die discussion

126 views
Genres, Themes, and Topics > Auto/biographies on the list

Comments Showing 1-9 of 9 (9 new)    post a comment »
dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Laura (new)

Laura | 149 comments I know Wild Swans and Memoirs of a Geisha are both biographies on the 1001 books list but I was wondering if there are any more? Thanks!


message 2: by Charity (new)

Charity (charityross) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the first in a series of autobiographies by Maya Angelou and is on the list.


message 3: by Charity (new)

Charity (charityross) Memoirs of a Geisha is historical fiction.


message 4: by M (new)

M (masanobu) | 110 comments I think the confusion stems from the fact that Memoirs of a Geisha is based on the real life of Iwasaki Mineko, who later published her autobiography Geisha, a Life.


message 5: by Luke (new)

Luke (korrick) Storm of Steel and If This Is a Man / The Truce are both biographies. I'm not sure if Dispatches can be strictly classified as one, but it is biographical.


message 6: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 16 comments The Edmund White books "A Boy's Own Story" and "The Beautiful Room is Empty" are both biographies.


message 8: by Ursula (new)

Ursula (saintursula) | 42 comments The Enormous Room by E.E. Cummings is autobiographical (although also fictionalized), about his imprisonment in France during WWI.


message 9: by Tej (new)

Tej | 120 comments Walden is on the list. I wouldn't call it autobiography--more of a memoir or personal essay.


back to top