How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays
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From the author of The Queen of the Night, an essay collection exploring how we form our identities in life, in politics, and in art.
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“What would you read to someone who was dying?”
“Dying, what stories would you tell?”
I would take his writing class
The bits on writing here are the best part of the book. The ending is inspirational, and every writer can take advice from Annie Dillard. As for the personal stuff he's working through here, the history he never could fully admit before, I don't think he really digs deep enough. What's here isn't as moving as the reality of the event should make it.
