Introduction
Introduction
This introductory chapter begins with a discussion of how the “memoir” has eclipsed “autobiography” as the term of choice for a certain kind of life narrative. Moreover, memoir now rivals fiction in popularity and critical esteem and exceeds it in cultural currency. It then sets out the book's central premise, that memoir, though related closely to the novel, is fundamentally different from it. An overview of the subsequent chapters is also presented.
Keywords: memoirs, autobiography, fiction, novel
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