{"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 most 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, themes, 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 considered 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\" (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\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\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","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844112879890,"sku":"9780199826926","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_443a4d51-2da8-4012-a1d0-d68c77feedd9.jpg?v=1737311565","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/memoir-an-introduction-9780199826926","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}