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Contemporary Authors Autobiographical Series

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Mar 1996
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English
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Each of the 30 volumes in this series presents about 20 autobiographical essays written exclusively for the series, allowing your patrons to approach each authors life from a unique, highly personal vantage point. Varying in style and length (minimum 10, 000 words) and international in scope, authors essays are brimming with reflections and insights.

A unique resource for studies on the memoir, each essay is illustrated with photographs supplied by the author and followed with a complete bibliographic listing of works. Every volume also provides a cumulative subject index to the more than 450 entrants in the series. Featured authors include:

  • Diane Ackerman
  • George Bowering
  • Dennis Brutus
  • Rita Dove
  • Howard Fast
  • Michael Gilbert
  • Larry Heinemann
  • Garrett Hongo
  • Sandra McPherson
  • Gerald Vizenor
  • Anne Waldman
  • Elie Wiesel
  • Tobias Wolff
  • And many more

(Note: this series has been discontinued, however new autobiographical essays will appear periodically in the Contemporary Authors series.

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PublishedMar 29, 1996
ISBN-100810393301
ISBN-139780810393301
LanguageEnglish

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