American Autobiography after 9/11

by Megan Brown

In the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, American memoirists have wrestled with a wide range of anxieties in their books. They cope with financial crises, encounter difference, or confront norms of identity. Megan Brown contends that such best sellers as Cheryl Strayed's Wild, Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love, and Tucker Max's I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell teach readers how to navigate a confusing, changing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299310302
• ISBN13: 9780299310301
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"