Displaying 1 of 1 1998 Format: Book Author: Conway, Jill K., 1934-2018, author. Title: When memory speaks : reflections on autobiography / Jill Ker Conway. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Description: 205 pages ; 25 cm Summary: Discusses why we read autobiographies, the cultural assumptions that go into writing about ourselves, the difference between autobiographies of men and women, and much more. Subjects: Autobiography. Autobiography -- Women authors. Biography as a literary form. Genre: Autobiographies. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index. Also issued online. Contents: Memory plots -- The secular hero -- The romantic heroine -- Imperial stories -- Feminist plots -- Assertive women -- Different stories -- Grim tales -- Word and image. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 97049452 ISBN: 0679445935 9780679445937 0679766456 9780679766452 Other Number: 37981875 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 56523 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 808.06692 Conway Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
