Inventing the Truth : The Art and Craft of Memoir.
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Very Good plus copy in a Very Good plus, unclipped dust jacket with light toning to the extremities and a tiny nick to the rear panel. This volume features six essays from prominent authors like Russell Baker, Annie Dillard, Alfred Kazin,Toni Morrison and William Zinsser, who share their experiences and insights on writing memoirs, exploring how they shape personal memories into narrative truth. The book originated from a series of talks and emphasizes that memoirists "manufacture a text, imposing narrative order on a jumble of half-remembered events" to find a unique truth. Item #29358
ISBN: 0395445264
Price: $45.00