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In this searching, reverent, humorous, (and) intent on knowing (Womens Review of Books) collection of personal stories, Hampl touches on such subjects as her familys response to her writing, the ethics of writing about family and friends, and an early experience reviewing Sylvia Plath. Rich and idiosyncratic prose.--New York Times Book Review. nIn this timely gathering, Patricia Hampl, one of our most elegant practitioners, weaves personal stories and grand ideas into shimmering bolts of prose (Minneapolis Star Tribune) as she explores the autobiographical writing that has enchanted or bedeviled her. Subjects engaging Hampls attention include her familys response to her writing, the ethics of writing about family and friends, St. Augustines Confessions, reflections on reading Walt Whitman during the Vietnam War, and an early experience reviewing Sylvia Plath. The word that unites the impulse within all the pieces is Remember!--a command that can be startling. For to remember is to make a pledge: to the indelible experience of personal perception, and to history itself. nIn this timely gathering, Patricia Hampl, one of our most elegant practitioners, weaves personal stories and grand ideas into shimmering bolts of prose (Minneapolis Star Tribune) as she explores the autobiographical writing that has enchanted or bedeviled her. Subjects engaging Hampls attention include her familys response to her writing, the ethics of writing about family and friends, St. Augustines Confessions, reflections on reading Walt Whitman during the Vietnam War, and an early experience reviewing Sylvia Plath. The word that unites the impulse within all the pieces is Remember!--a command that can be startling. For to remember is to make a pledge: to the indelible experience of personal perception, and to history itself.
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