{"product_id":"into-being-the-radical-craft-of-memoir-and-its-power-to-transform-9781526179258","title":"Into Being: The Radical Craft of Memoir and Its Power to Transform","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSins of My Father \u003c\/i\u003eshares the secrets of writing a new, transformative kind of memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInto being \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential guide to writing radical and empowering memoir. Drawing on her experience as a memoirist and a teacher of creative writing, Lily Dunn presents the ground-breaking idea that the \u003ci\u003ecraft \u003c\/i\u003eof memoir itself can offer a form of transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDunn demystifies the memoirist's art, helping readers to find meaning in raw experience and elevate the personal to the universal. She considers compelling questions, from why our memories give greater significance to certain events to how we can write honestly without intruding too far into the lives of our loved ones. She also explores how writers are extending the memoir form to create something hybrid, playful and subversive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an age of social media, filled with confessions, re-inventions and distortions of the self, the question of what it means to be an individual is more urgent than ever. \u003ci\u003eInto being \u003c\/i\u003eshows readers how to turn writing memoir into a journey of discovery - one that can be shared with the whole world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lily Dunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526179258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLily Dunn is a memoirist, teacher and mentor. Her literary memoir \u003ci\u003eSins of My Father: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Daughter, a Cult, a Wild Unravelling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewas published to great acclaim in 2022, being named a best nonfiction book of the year by the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eShadowing the Sun \u003c\/i\u003e(2007) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eA Wild and Precious Life \u003c\/i\u003e(2021). She is co-director of London Lit Lab and teaches creative writing at Bath Spa University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lily Dunn \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47579903557789,"sku":"9781526179258","price":42.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ec4cd8eb-6c7f-4c28-841f-d7ab2ef92944.jpg?v=1768898417","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/into-being-the-radical-craft-of-memoir-and-its-power-to-transform-9781526179258","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}