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Mary Karr
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American poet and essayist, author of The Art of Memoir.
Biography
Mary Karr is a poet, memoirist and educator. Her writing includes autobiographical books and work examining the practice of memoir.
Published work includes The Art of Memoir.
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Books by Mary Karr
The Art of Memoir
Karr breaks down the key elements of great literary memoir, opening our concepts of memory and identity, and illuminating the cathartic power of reflecting on the past; anybody with an inner life or complicated history, whether writer or reader, will relate.