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American Autobiography after 9/11
Megan Brown
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Description for American Autobiography after 9/11
hardcover. In the post-9/11 era, a flood of memoirs has wrestled with anxieties both personal and national. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 black & white photograph. BIC Classification: B; DSRC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
In the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, American memoirists have wrestled with a wide range of anxieties in their books. They cope with financial crises, encounter difference, or confront norms of identity. Megan Brown contends that such best sellers as Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love and Tucker Max’s I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell teach readers how to navigate a confusing, changing world.
This lively and theoretically grounded book analyzes twenty-first-century memoirs from Three Cups of Tea to Fun Home, emphasizing the ways in which they reinforce and circulate ideologies, ... Read more
In the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, American memoirists have wrestled with a wide range of anxieties in their books. They cope with financial crises, encounter difference, or confront norms of identity. Megan Brown contends that such best sellers as Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love and Tucker Max’s I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell teach readers how to navigate a confusing, changing world.
This lively and theoretically grounded book analyzes twenty-first-century memoirs from Three Cups of Tea to Fun Home, emphasizing the ways in which they reinforce and circulate ideologies, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299310301
SKU
V9780299310301
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About Megan Brown
Megan Brown is an associate professor of English at Drake University and the author of The Cultural Work of Corporations.
Reviews for American Autobiography after 9/11
“Demonstrates how several American life-writing subgenres have reflected and responded to national and personal anxieties after 9/11. This accessible and well-argued book is an essential resource for understanding contemporary memoir.” ... Read more