Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir by William Zinsser

Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir

William Zinsser with Russell Baker (Contributor), Jill Ker Conway (Contributor), Annie Dillard (Contributor), Ian Frazier (Contributor), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Contributor), Alfred Kazin (Contributor), Frank McCourt (Contributor), Toni Morrison (Contributor), Eileen Simpson (Contributor)

227 pages first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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An indispensable book by writers who have experienced firsthand the rewards and challenges of crafting a memoir Anyone undertaking the project of writing a memoir knows that the events, memories, and emotions of the past often resist the orderly s...

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