How to Do Biography: A Primer

It is not surprising that biography is one of the most popular literary genres of our day....
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Author: Nigel Hamilton
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Language: English
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How to Do Biography: A Primer by Hamilton, Nigel

How to Do Biography: A Primer

¥5,943

How to Do Biography: A Primer

¥5,943
Author: Nigel Hamilton
Format: Paperback
Language: English

It is not surprising that biography is one of the most popular literary genres of our day. What is remarkable is that there is no accessible guide for how to write one. Now, following his recent Biography: A Brief History (from Harvard), award-winning biographer and teacher Nigel Hamilton tackles the practicalities of doing biography in this first succinct primer to elucidate the tools of the biographer's craft.

Hamilton invites the reader to join him on a fascinating journey through the art of biographical composition. Starting with personal motivation, he charts the making of a modern biography from the inside: from conception to fulfillment. He emphasizes the need to know one's audience, rehearses the excitement and perils of modern research, delves into the secrets of good and great biography, and guides the reader through the essential components of life narrative.

With examples taken from the finest modern biographies, Hamilton shows how to portray the ages of man--birth, childhood, love, life's work, the evening of life, and death. In addition, he suggests effective ways to start and close a life story. He clarifies the difference between autobiography and memoir--and addresses the sometimes awkward ethical, legal, and personal consequences of truth-telling in modern life writing. He concludes with the publication and reception of biography--its afterlife, so to speak.

Written with humor, insight, and compassion, How To Do Biography is the manual that would-be biographers have long been awaiting.

Author: Nigel Hamilton
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 10/22/2012
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780674066151

About the Author
Nigel Hamilton is the author of prize-winning biographies of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and of John F. Kennedy. He is currently a Fellow of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston, where he is writing a three-volume biography of President Clinton.

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