American authorship and autobiographical narrative : Mailer, Wideman, Eggers
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American authorship and autobiographical narrative : Mailer, Wideman, Eggers
（American literature readings in the 21st century）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-191) and index
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Description
This book explores the conflicted relationship writers have with their public image, particularly when they have written about their personal lives. D'Amore analyzes the autobiographical works of Norman Mailer, John Edgar Wideman, and Dave Eggers in light of theories of authorship, autobiography, and celebrity.
Table of Contents
Norman Mailer's Existential Autobiography Process and Play in 'Great Time': John Edgar Wideman's Interactive Autobiographical Project 'But Self-Awareness Is Sincerity': Authorship and Exposure, Irony and Earnestness, Dave Eggers and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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