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Your Life As Story
Writing the New Autobiography
by Tristine Rainer
ISBN: 0874778611
ISBN-13: 9780874778618
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
A "how-to" guide for those interested in writing autobiographies. Rainer, author of "The New Diary", pays particular attention to the popularity of autobiographical writing in the 1990s, discussing works such as "Angela's Ashes" and "The Kiss".
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Published date: 1997
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds
Pages: 353
Publisher's Notes
"A guide which helps writers find what is most true, most human, and most unique in their own life."
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Your Life as Story
Tristine Rainer
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Your Life as Story
Rainer, Tristine
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.: Tarcher. Hardcover. 0874778611 Closed tear to dust jacket. ...Experience, Quality, Value.... . Fine. 1997. First Edition. ( more information)
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Your Life As Story: Writing the New Autobiography
Rainer, Tristine
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. Advanced Reading Copy. Paperback. Very Good. 333 pp. Uncorrected proof. The book is in very good condition, pages clean and unmarked, spine square and uncreased. The cover shows light soil from handling, a top front creased corner, and edge bumps and scuffs. (See actual photo) 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Your Life As Story
Rainer, Tristine
Putnam. VG+/VG. 1997. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. 0874778611 Writing the New Autobiography . Rubs; shelf wear on dust jacket ((2)) . ( more information)
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