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A review by merrybelletrist
Biography: A Very Short Introduction by Hermione Lee
5.0
I want to start this by saying that I have just been introduced to Hermione Lee. Although I had looked at this book before I bought it I am not at the moment familiar with her biographies.
But even though this is a short book I feel like it gives a complete though admittedly concise picture of biography as genre. It's divided into eight sections which start from Plutarch to the late 21 century. I liked that approach.
The first chapter has 10 rules for writing biography of which the last is: There are no rules. I think what Lee is trying to get across is that there are so many different ways to approach a biography and none is better or worst than the last. That's what I get from anyway.
There is a bibliography of more books on writing biography that I plan to pursue. I think this book was worth the $7 I paid for it. It'll come in handy.
But even though this is a short book I feel like it gives a complete though admittedly concise picture of biography as genre. It's divided into eight sections which start from Plutarch to the late 21 century. I liked that approach.
The first chapter has 10 rules for writing biography of which the last is: There are no rules. I think what Lee is trying to get across is that there are so many different ways to approach a biography and none is better or worst than the last. That's what I get from anyway.
There is a bibliography of more books on writing biography that I plan to pursue. I think this book was worth the $7 I paid for it. It'll come in handy.