{"product_id":"how-to-write-an-autobiographical-novel-essays-9781328764522","title":"How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book by: \u003ci\u003eTIME, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eWired, Esquire, Buzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, New York Public Library, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe, The Paris Review, Mother Jones, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe A.V. Club, Out Magazine, Book Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Republica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBitch, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness, \u003c\/i\u003eTor.com, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Cheat Sheet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoads and Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e, Chicago Public Library, \u003ci\u003eHyphen Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntropy Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Review of Books, The Coil\u003c\/i\u003e, iBooks, and \u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the Publishing Triangle's Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction * Recipient of the Lambda Literary Trustees' Award \u003cbr\u003e Finalist for the PEN\/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay * Finalist for a Lambda Literary Award for Gay Memoir\/Biography \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, an essay collection exploring his education as a man, writer, and activist--and how we form our identities in life and in art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a novelist, Alexander Chee has been described as \"masterful\" by Roxane Gay, \"incendiary\" by the New York Times, and \"brilliant\" by the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. With \u003ci\u003eHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel, \u003c\/i\u003e his first collection of nonfiction, he's sure to secure his place as one of the finest essayists of his generation as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel \u003c\/i\u003eis the author's manifesto on the entangling of life, literature, and politics, and how the lessons learned from a life spent reading and writing fiction have changed him. In these essays, he grows from student to teacher, reader to writer, and reckons with his identities as a son, a gay man, a Korean American, an artist, an activist, a lover, and a friend. He examines some of the most formative experiences of his life and the nation's history, including his father's death, the AIDS crisis, 9\/11, the jobs that supported his writing--Tarot-reading, bookselling, cater-waiting for William F. Buckley--the writing of his first novel, \u003ci\u003eEdinburgh, \u003c\/i\u003e and the election of Donald Trump. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By turns commanding, heartbreaking, and wry, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel\u003c\/i\u003e asks questions about how we create ourselves in life and in art, and how to fight when our dearest truths are under attack.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781328764522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2018 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2018 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alexander Chee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649007546524,"sku":"9781328764522","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_acf95514-2cf9-444b-9b12-b74dbe374fab.jpg?v=1603871711","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-to-write-an-autobiographical-novel-essays-9781328764522","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}