"Through her close readings of textual and cinematic autobiographies and through her judicious use of theoretical concepts, Gabara makes a persuasive case for diversity in autobiography, for broadening the characteristics which define life writing and filmic recits de soi."
Biography "Rachel Gabara's work is an informative contribution to the scholarship that already exists on the problems associated with the autobiographical genre as it introduces media that have not yet been fully explored . . . Gabara's work is an interesting and original look at autobiography that is pertinent for scholars in diverse disciplines."
Randi L. Polk
French Review
"Relying on excellent scholarship, Rachel Gabara's work has brought together both familiar and new material to bear on the vexed question of autobiography. An outstanding contribution to literary, cultural, and film studies, From Split to Screened Selves will have a real impact on a number of fields: postcolonial studies, comparative literature, French and Francophone studies, film studies, and autobiographical studies."
Panivong Norindr
University of Southern California
"A skillful examination . . . This interesting, carefully researched study will be very useful."
CHOICE "Rachel Gabara's monograph is a welcome, and timely, intervention in the field of autobiographical studies . . . It is to be hoped that her truly interdisciplinary approach . . . will influence research in post-colonial, comparative literature and francophone studies. "
Kate Marsh
international Journal of Francophone Studies