{"product_id":"memoir-an-introduction-9780199826926","title":"Memoir: An Introduction","description":"Each year brings a batch of new memoirs, ranging from works by former teachers and celebrity has-beens to disillusioned soldiers and bestselling novelists. In addition to becoming bestsellers in their own right, memoirs have become a popular object of inquiry in the academy and a mainstay in\u003cbr\u003emost MFA workshops. Courses in what is now called life writing study memoir alongside personal essays, diaries, and autobiographies. \u003cem\u003eMemoir: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e proffers a succinct and comprehensive survey of the genre (and its \u003cem\u003emany \u003c\/em\u003esubgenres) while taking readers through the various techniques, \u003cbr\u003ethemes, and debates that have come to characterize the ubiquitous literary form. Its fictional origins are traced to eighteenth-century British novels; its early American roots are examined in Benjamin Franklin's \u003cem\u003eAutobiography \u003c\/em\u003eand colonial captivity narratives; and its ethical conundrums are\u003cbr\u003econsidered via the imbroglios brought on by the questionable claims in Rigoberta Menchú's \u003cem\u003eI, Rigoberta\u003c\/em\u003e, and more notoriously, James Frey's \u003cem\u003eA Million Little Pieces\u003c\/em\u003e. Alongside these more traditional literary forms, Couser expands the discussion of memoir to include film with what he calls documemoir\u003cbr\u003e(exemplified in Nathaniel Kahn's \u003cem\u003eMy Architect\u003c\/em\u003e) and graphic narratives like Art Spiegelman's \u003cem\u003eMaus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. Thomas Couser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199826926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG. Thomas Couser\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several books on life writing, including \u003cem\u003eSignifying Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVulnerable Subjects\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAltered Egos\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39937661665395,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3781c88b-a567-40a1-be10-eda45df568eb.jpg?v=1647995204","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/memoir-an-introduction-9780199826926","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}