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Autobiography and MemoirNovember 19, 2020
Annie Ernaux’s Memoirs Ask a Radical Question
How can one life be used to remember the collective pain of a generation’s political and cultural upheaval?
Audrey Wollen
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Books and IdeasJune 10, 2020
The Singular, Undeniably Unusual Life of Anna Kavan
Machines in the Head gives a glimpse into a writer whose work and career upended conventions around fiction, opioids, and biography.
Audrey Wollen
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Books and IdeasAugust 14, 2019
Between Genius and Banal: The World of Kate Zambreno’s ‘Screen Tests’
Her new book is invested in issues of fame and public self-presentation—how the brilliant and the mundane collide in the itch of ambition.
Audrey Wollen