Confessions of a Serial Biographer

Confessions of a Serial Biographer
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781476663258
ISBN-13 : 1476663254
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Book Synopsis Confessions of a Serial Biographer by : Carl Rollyson

Download or read book Confessions of a Serial Biographer written by Carl Rollyson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-03-25 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some critics rank biographers just above serial murderers. The author of this book, a self-described member of the Samuel Johnson school, doesn't share this view. An account of a life, he believes, should adhere to the truth as the biographer sees it, not to the sentiments of others. This memoir of a professional biographer's life tells the inside story of how he became interested in his subjects and reveals the mechanics of the trade: how to assemble proposals for publishers, conduct interviews and archival research, and joust with editors, subjects and their literary estates. Other biographers have described their process but remained discrete, not wishing to offend their sources and supporters. This author has forgone such caution.


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