{"product_id":"american-autobiography-after-911-megan-brown-9780299310301","title":"American Autobiography after 9\/11","description":"In the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, American memoirists have wrestled with a wide range of anxieties in their books. They cope with financial crises, encounter difference, or confront norms of identity. Megan Brown contends that such best sellers as Cheryl Strayed's \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e, Elizabeth Gilbert's \u003ci\u003eEat, Pray, Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and Tucker Max's \u003ci\u003eI Hope They Serve Beer in Hell\u003c\/i\u003e teach readers how to navigate a confusing, changing world.\u003cbr\u003e This lively and theoretically grounded book analyzes twenty-first-century memoirs from \u003ci\u003eThree Cups of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eFun Home\u003c\/i\u003e, emphasizing the ways in which they reinforce and circulate ideologies, becoming guides or models for living. Brown expands her inquiry beyond books to the autobiographical narratives in reality television and political speeches. She offers a persuasive explanation for the memoir boom: the genre as a response to an era of uncertainty and struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Megan Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299310302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299310301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017","brand":"Megan Brown","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45476839719167,"sku":"9780299310301","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e092fdcd-c659-4229-a728-150fb4b36e51.jpg?v=1715918309","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-autobiography-after-911-megan-brown-9780299310301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}