How to do biography : a primer / Nigel Hamilton.

Author/creator Hamilton, Nigel
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Descriptionviii, 379 pages ; 18 cm
Subjects

Contents The task of biography -- What is your agenda? -- Defining your audience -- Researching your subject -- The shape of a life -- The starting point -- Birthing your subject -- Childhood and youth -- Love stories -- Life's work -- The twilight years -- Ending your story -- Autobiography and memoirs -- Memoir -- Truth-and its consequences -- The afterlife.
Abstract It is not surprising that biography is one of the most popular literary genres of our day. What is remarkable is that there is no accessible guide for how to write one. Starting with personal motivation, this book charts the making of a modern biography from inside: from conception to fulfilment.
General noteOriginally published: 2008.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9780674066151 (pbk.)
ISBN0674066154 (pbk.)
ISBN9780674038219 (ebook)
ISBN0674038215 (ebook)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks CT21 .H36 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold