Chapter

One. What Is Memoir?

Helena de Bres

Published by

View more publications by University of Chicago Press

To Publisher Page

This chapter is in the book Artful Truths

© 2021 University of Chicago Press

You are currently not able to access this content.

© 2021 University of Chicago Press

You are currently not able to access this content.

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
One. What Is Memoir? 1
Two. Is All Memoir Really Fiction? 18
Three. Should Memoirists Aim to Tell the Truth? 60
Four. What Do Memoirists Owe the People They Write About? 105
Five. Why Write a Memoir? 165
Acknowledgments 197
Notes 199
Bibliography 213
Index 229

https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226793948-001

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
One. What Is Memoir? 1
Two. Is All Memoir Really Fiction? 18
Three. Should Memoirists Aim to Tell the Truth? 60
Four. What Do Memoirists Owe the People They Write About? 105
Five. Why Write a Memoir? 165
Acknowledgments 197
Notes 199
Bibliography 213
Index 229

Institutional Access

How does access work?

Downloaded on 2.10.2025 from https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.7208/chicago/9780226793948-001/html?srsltid=AfmBOoqWu_LOam3vWCaH5m-5wmOZ8lQLvKIqSmrozZA8b1rNrpEgC03f