{"product_id":"inventing-the-truth-the-art-and-craft-of-memoir","title":"Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eInventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRussell Baker\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780395901502\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper Perennial\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1998\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eSubsequent\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e240\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone who enjoys reading memoirs--or is thinking about writing one--this collection offers a master class from nine distinguished authors, including Annie Dillard, Frank McCourt, and others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe events, memories, and emotions of the past often resist the orderly structure of a book. \u003cem\u003eInventing the Truth\u003c\/em\u003e offers wisdom from nine notable memoirists about their process (Ian Frazier searched through generations of family papers to understand his parents' lives), the hurdles they faced (Annie Dillard tackles the central dilemma of memoir: what to put in and what to leave out), and the unexpected joys of bringing their pasts to the page. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatured authors include Russell Baker on \u003cem\u003eGrowing Up\u003c\/em\u003e; Jill Ker Conway on \u003cem\u003eThe Road from Coorain\u003c\/em\u003e; Annie Dillard on \u003cem\u003eAn American Childhood\u003c\/em\u003e; Ian Frazier on \u003cem\u003eFamily\u003c\/em\u003e; Henry Louis Gates Jr. on \u003cem\u003eColored People\u003c\/em\u003e; Alfred Kazin on \u003cem\u003eA Walker in the City\u003c\/em\u003e; Frank McCourt on \u003cem\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/em\u003e; Toni Morrison on \u003cem\u003eBeloved\u003c\/em\u003e; and Eileen Simpson on \u003cem\u003ePoets in Their Youth.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir | Russell Baker | Paperback | 9780395901502 | Used: Like New | Language \u0026 Writing 1755401","offer_id":49201167761560,"sku":"1755401","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71V67zcgBiL.jpg?v=1780780624","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/inventing-the-truth-the-art-and-craft-of-memoir","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}