Contemporary Authors Autobiographical Series (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780787619756)

Each of the 30 volumes in this series presents about 20 autobiographical essays written exclusively for the series, allowing your patrons to approach each authors life from a unique, highly personal vantage point. Varying in style and length (minimum 10, 000 words) and international in scope, authors essays are brimming with reflections and insights.

A unique resource for studies on the memoir, each essay is illustrated with photographs supplied by the author and followed with a complete bibliographic listing of works. Every volume also provides a cumulative subject index to the more than 450 entrants in the series. Featured authors include:

• Diane Ackerman
• George Bowering
• Dennis Brutus
• Rita Dove
• Howard Fast
• Michael Gilbert
• Larry Heinemann
• Garrett Hongo
• Sandra McPherson
• Gerald Vizenor
• Anne Waldman
• Elie Wiesel
• Tobias Wolff
• And many more

(Note: this series has been discontinued, however new autobiographical essays will appear periodically in the Contemporary Authors series.

Author: Lyn Andrews
ISBN-10: 0787619752
ISBN-13: 9780787619756
Publisher: Gale Cengage
Language: English
Published: 09/18/1998
Pages: 350
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.97lbs
Size: 11.31h x 8.72w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2000 pg. 437