American Authorship and Autobiographical Narrative

1. Introduction
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2. The Writing Life: Authors and Autobiography in the American Literary Marketplace
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3. “The Old Literary Idea of Oneself as a Major Writer”: Norman Mailer, “Norman Mailer,” and the Changing Cultural Landscape
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4. Process and Play in “Great Time”: John Edgar Wideman’s Interactive Autobiographical Project
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5. “But Self-Awareness Is Sincerity”: Authorship and Exposure, Irony and Earnestness, Dave Eggers and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

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6. Conclusion
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Nyckelord: Literature, North American Literature, Twentieth-Century Literature, Literary History, Literary Theory