Posts Tagged ‘memoir’
Tell It on a Mountain
Do we trust our vision?
Read MoreLiving Like White People
The disorientation of growing up privileged and black
Read MoreMendeleev’s Garden
In honor of the late neurologist who charmed us with over a dozen books, a beloved essay from the archives.
Read MorePedigree
A brief excerpt from Nobel prizewinner Patrick Modiano’s memoir
Read MoreThomas McGuane’s The Longest Silence
A lifelong pursuit of mastery and meaning
Read MoreMaxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior
Setting your own seat at the table
Read MoreSaigon Summer
A spy’s daughter remembers the haunting unreality of embassy life in South Vietnam before the fall
Read MoreHow to Write a Memoir
Be yourself, speak freely, and think small
Read MoreJonathan Franzen’s How to Be Alone
The shock of recognition
Read MoreConfessing and Confiding
Knowing the difference between the two can elevate an essay from therapy to art
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