All articles tagged with #autofiction
Adam Dalva outlines a reader-friendly route through Karl Ove Knausgaard’s sprawling body of work, highlighting his distinctive autofictional style and offering starter points (My Struggle: Book 1; The Morning Star; My Struggle: Book 2; Autumn; Spring) as well as suggestions for navigating the later volumes and related nonfiction, noting translation speed and reception.
Lily Allen's album West End Girl, her first in seven years, is a highly personal autofictional work reflecting her divorce from David Harbour, blending detailed revelations with acclaimed music and sparking media controversy and fan admiration.
Twenty years after his memoir scandal, James Frey is attempting a literary comeback with a new novel and a provocative public persona, reflecting on his past, the nature of truth in storytelling, and his ongoing defiance of public judgment.
Writers and artists remember Edmund White as a groundbreaking, generous, and influential figure in gay literature, known for his candid, provocative, and erudite work that opened doors for frank discussions of sex, desire, and identity, and for his mentorship and support of younger writers.
Teju Cole discusses his new novel, "Tremor," which explores the fault lines of marriage, family, and daily life against the backdrop of a pre-Covid world. Set in Massachusetts and Lagos, the book delves into suppressed histories, premonitions of war, and reflections on mortality. Cole, known for his cultural commentary, describes the novel as a reiteration of his faith in fiction and challenges readers' assumptions with its unconventional form.