On Life-Writing offers a sampling of approaches to the study of life-writing. The collection brings together eminent scholars and writers to reflect on specific

Our lives are increasingly on display in public, but the ethical issues involved in presenting such revelations remain largely unexamined. How can life writing

In readings that move from personal diaries and personal letters through autobiography and biography that assumes a public readership, and finally to the essay,

projects, and an extensive bibliography. --Book Jacket.

Creative writing has become a highly professionalised academic discipline, with popular courses and prestigious degree programmes worldwide. This book is a must