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Autofiction
Autofiction is, in literary criticism, a form of fictionalized autobiography. Definition In autofiction, an author may decide to recount their life in the Third-person narrative, third person, to modify significant details and characters, use invented subplots and imagined scenarios with real-life characters in the service of a search for self. In this way, autofiction shares similarities with the Bildungsroman as well as the New Narrative movement and has parallels with Faction (literature), faction, a genre devised by Truman Capote to describe his work of narrative nonfiction ''In Cold Blood''. Serge Doubrovsky coined the term in 1977 with reference to his novel ''Fils''. However, autofiction arguably existed as a practice with ancient roots long before Doubrovsky coined the term. Michael Skafidas argues that the first-person narrative can be traced back to the confessional subtleties of Sappho's lyric "I." Philippe Vilain distinguishes autofiction from autobiographical novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitomi Kanehara
is a Japanese people, Japanese Japanese author, novelist. Her novel ''Hebi ni piasu'' (''Snakes and Earrings'') won the Shōsetsu Subaru Literary Prize and the Akutagawa Prize, and sold over a million copies in Japan. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. Early life Kanehara was born in Tokyo, Japan. During elementary school she spent a year in San Francisco with her father. At age 11, she dropped out of school, and at age 15 she left home. After leaving home, Kanehara pursued her passion for writing. Her father, Mizuhito Kanehara, a literary professor and Translation, translator of children's literature, continued to support her. Career Kanehara wrote her first novel, ''Hebi ni piasu'' (''Snakes and Earrings''), at the age of 21. The novel won the Shōsetsu Subaru Literary Prize and the Akutagawa Prize (judged by novelist Ryū Murakami), and became a Japanese bestseller, going on to sell more than one million copies. Kanehara and fellow 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autofiction (novel)
''Autofiction'' is a 2006 novel by Japanese author . It is a work of " autobiographical fiction", following the character Rin in reverse chronological order, from age 22 back to age 15. Kanehara recalls some of her previous experiences of living without a home, and various incidents of drug addictions to narrate the plot. The novel was translated into English by David James Karashima. Through her past sexual experiences, Rin's mind has begun to fracture, causing her profound insecurity regarding the relationships around her. At age 22, she is returning from her honeymoon only to become jealous of the flight attendant serving her husband. When he excuses himself to go to the bathroom, Rin's uncontrollable conscience begins to stir, believing he's gone to have sex with the woman. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Rin's past is a complicated one; filled with grand moments of distrust, abuse relationships and substance abuse. Kanehara adds a gritty tone to her writing. much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Vilain
Philippe Vilain (born 1969) is a French man of letters, writer, essayist, doctor of modern literature of the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle. Biography His literary work presents itself as an exploration of the consciousness of love: jealousy (''L'Étreinte''), the guilt of not loving enough (''Le Renoncement''), commitment (''L'Été à Dresde''), adultery (''Paris l'après-midi'', ''La Femme infidèle''), paternity (''Faux-père''), shyness (''Confession d’un timide''), cultural and social difference (''Pas son genre''). His theoretical work questions contemporary literature (''Dans le séjour des corps. Essai sur Marguerite Duras'') and Autofiction. A new defining pact is advanced in ''L’autofiction en théorie''; ''Fiction homonymique ou anominale qu’un individu fait de sa vie ou d’une partie de celle-ci''. After ''La Dernière Année'' (adapted to theatre -Proscenium- by in 2002,) ''Paris l’après-midi'' ( prix François-Mauriac of the Académie fran� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Doubrovsky
Julien Serge Doubrovsky (22 May 1928 – 23 March 2017) was a French writer and 1989 Prix Médicis winner for '' Le Livre brisé''. He is also a critical theorist, and coined the term " autofiction" in the drafts for his novel ''Fils'' (1977). Early life Julien Doubrovsky was born on 22 May 1928 in Paris. His father was a tailor and his mother was a secretary. His family was Jewish; in 1943, in the midst of World War II, they fled Le Vésinet and hid with a cousin. Doubrovsky graduated from the École normale supérieure, and he earned the agrégation in English in 1949. He subsequently earned a PhD in French Literature. Career Doubrovsky became a professor of French Literature at New York University in 1966. He subsequently taught at Harvard University, Smith College, and Brandeis University. He retired in 2010. Along with publishing seven volumes of autobiography, he was known as a critical theorist. He coined the term ' autofiction', which has now entered the French dict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tao Lin
Tao Lin (; born July 2, 1983) is an American novelist, poet, essayist, short-story writer, and artist. He has published four novels, a novella, two books of poetry, a collection of short stories, and a memoir, as well as an extensive assortment of online content. His third novel, ''Taipei'', was published by Vintage on June 4, 2013. His nonfiction book '' Trip: Psychedelics, Alienation, and Change'' was published by Vintage on May 1, 2018. His fourth novel, '' Leave Society,'' was published by Vintage on August 3, 2021. Life and education Lin was born in Alexandria, Virginia, to a Taiwanese American family and grew up in suburbs in and around Orlando, Florida. He attended Lake Howell High School, and graduated from New York University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in journalism. Lin moved to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charu Nivedita
Charu Nivedita aka Charu (born 18 December 1953) is a Tamil writer based in Chennai, India. His novel '' Zero Degree'' (1998) was translated into English in 2013 and longlisted that year for the annual Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. It was also selected or the prestigious ''50 Writers, 50 Books - The Best of Indian Fiction'', published in 2013 by HarperCollins. Charu uses postmodern themes in his writing. He was selected as one among 'Top Ten Indians of the Decade 2001 - 2010' by ''The Economic Times''. He is inspired by Marquis de Sade and Andal. In addition, he has written essays published in such magazines as '' Art Review Asia'', ''The Asian Age'' and ''Deccan Chronicle''. His most recent novel, ''Conversations With Aurangzeb,'' was released in October 2023. It is part satire and part historical fiction, exploring the enigmatic persona of the controversial 17th-century Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. This Novel won the Crossword Award in 2024. Bibliography Works availabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil People
The Tamils ( ), also known by their endonym Tamilar, are a Dravidian ethnic group who natively speak the Tamil language and trace their ancestry mainly to the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. The Tamil language is one of the longest-surviving classical languages, with over two thousand years of written history, dating back to the Sangam period (between 300 BCE and 300 CE). Tamils constitute about 5.7% of the Indian population and form the majority in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. They also form significant proportions of the populations in Sri Lanka (15.3%), Malaysia (7%) and Singapore (5%). Tamils have migrated world-wide since the 19th century CE and a significant population exists in South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, as well as other regions such as the Southeast Asia, Middle East, Caribbean and parts of the Western World. Archaeological evidence from Tamil Nadu indicates a continuous history of human occupat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Offill
Jenny Offill (born November 14, 1968) is an American novelist and editor. Her novel '' Dept. of Speculation'' was named one of "The 10 Best Books of 2014" by ''The New York Times Book Review''. Early life Jenny Offill is the only child of two private-school English teachers. She spent her childhood years in various American states, including Massachusetts, California, Indiana, and North Carolina, where she attended high school and received a BA degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and later, at Stanford University, was a Stegner Fellow in Fiction. After graduating, she worked a number of odd jobs: waitress, bartender, caterer, cashier, medical transcriber, fact-checker, and ghost-writer. "I went to UNC-Chapel Hill as an undergraduate and I studied with Doris Betts, Jill McCorkle and Robert Kirkpatrick among others. All three were great mentors to me as a young writer. Later, I got a Stegner Fellowship at Stanford. My big influence there was Gilbert S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teju Cole
Teju Cole (born June 27, 1975) is a Nigerian American writer, photographer, and art historian. He is the author of a novella, '' Every Day Is for the Thief'' (2007); a novel, '' Open City'' (2011); an essay collection, ''Known and Strange Things'' (2016); a photobook, ''Punto d'Ombra'' (2016); and a second novel, ''Tremor'' (2023). Critics have praised his work as having "opened a new path in African literature." Personal life and education Cole was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Nigerian parents, and is the oldest of four children. Cole and his mother returned to Lagos, Nigeria, shortly after his birth, where his father joined them after receiving his MBA from Western Michigan University. Cole moved back to the United States at the age of 17 to attend Western Michigan University for one year, then transferred to Kalamazoo College, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1996. After dropping out of medical school at the University of Michigan, Cole enrolled in an African art h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lerner
Benjamin S. Lerner (born February 4, 1979) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and critic. The recipient of fellowships from the Fulbright, Guggenheim, and MacArthur Foundations, Lerner has been a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry, the National Book Critics Circle Award in fiction, and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, among many other honors. Lerner teaches at Brooklyn College, where he was named a Distinguished Professor of English in 2016. Life and work Lerner was born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, which figures in each of his books of poetry. His mother is the clinical psychologist Harriet Lerner. He is a 1997 graduate of Topeka High School, where he participated in debate and forensics, winning the 1997 National Forensic League National Tournament in International Extemporaneous Speaking. At Brown University he studied with poet C. D. Wright and earned a B.A. in political theory and an MFA in poetry. Lerner was awarded the Hayden Carruth prize for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Heti
Sheila Heti (; born 25 December 1976) is a Canadian writer. Early life Sheila Heti was born on 25 December 1976 in Toronto. Her parents are Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Her brother is comedian David Heti. Sheila Heti attended St. Clement's School in Toronto. She graduated from North Toronto Collegiate Institute in Toronto. She then studied playwriting at the National Theatre School of Canada (leaving the program after one year) and then art history as well as philosophy at the University of Toronto. Heti said that Marquis de Sade and Henry Miller are early literary influences of hers. Career Writing Heti's writing spans a variety of genres including plays, short fiction, and novels. She has contributed to periodicals such as ''Flare'', ''London Review of Books'', ''Brick'', '' Open Letters'', '' Maisonneuve'', ''Bookforum'', '' n+1'', the ''Look'', ''McSweeney's'', and the ''New York Times''. Her books have been published internationally, including France, Italy, Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulture (website)
''Vulture'' is an American entertainment news website. It is the standalone pop culture section of ''New York'' magazine. Its tagline is "Devouring Culture". History ''Vulture'' debuted in April 2007 as an entertainment blog on nymag.com, the website of ''New York Magazine''. Melissa Maerz and Dan Kois were the founding editors. The initial focus was television and film news, especially recaps of recent television episodes. Over time, it expanded to publish news and criticism in other areas of high and low culture, such as music, books, comedy, and podcasts. In the process of spinning off from ''New York Magazine'', ''Vulture'' website was redesigned in 2010 from a blog format to look more like a "full-fledged" online magazine. ''Vulture'' subsequently moved to an independent URL/ domain (Vulture.com) in February 2012. The first Vulture Festival, an annual two-day event featuring celebrities from various pop culture fields, took place in New York City in 2014. ''Vulture'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
