Design and truth in autobiography vs Writing Life Writing: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Autobiographie, Biography & Memoir
Design and truth in autobiography
Originally published in 1960. Is there an art of autobiography? What are its origins and how has it come to acquire the form we know today? For what does the autobiographer seek, and why should it be so popular? This…
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Writing Life Writing
Why do we endlessly tell the stories of our lives? And why do others pay attention when we do? The essays collected here address these questions, focusing on three different but interrelated dimensions of life writing.…
The verdict
- Design and truth in autobiography reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 48 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Design and truth in autobiography | Writing Life Writing | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Design and truth in autobiography | Writing Life Writing | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | — |
| Editions | 14 | 6 |
| Citations | 48 | 37 |
| Pages | 202 | 288 |