The Memoir And The Memoirist

The memoir is the most popular and expressive literary form. This title explores the craft and purpose of personal narrative by looking at more than a dozen examples by writers such as Mary Karr, Frank McCourt, Dave Eggers, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Mark Doty, Nuala O'Faolain, Rick Bragg, and Joseph Lelyveld to show what they reveal about themselves.