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All Writing is Autobiography: Exploring the Self in Every Text
Author: Dr. Evelyn Reed, Professor of Creative Writing and Literary Theory at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Reed has published extensively on the intersection of autobiography and fiction, with a particular focus on the unconscious manifestation of self in narrative.
Publisher: Sage Publications – a leading academic publisher specializing in social sciences, humanities, and professional publishing.
Editor: Dr. Michael Davies, PhD in English Literature with a focus on postmodern theory and autofiction.
Keywords: all writing is autobiography, autobiography, creative writing, literary theory, self-expression, narrative, fiction, memoir, unconscious, personal experience, authorial voice
Abstract: The assertion "all writing is autobiography" isn't a literal claim that every story is a direct recounting of the author's life. Rather, it's a provocative statement that highlights the inescapable imprint of the author's experiences, perspectives, and subconscious on their work, regardless of genre. This article explores this profound concept, examining various methodologies and approaches through which the self manifests in different forms of writing, from overt memoir to seemingly objective journalism.
1. The Unconscious Self in Fiction: Beyond Plot and Character
The notion that "all writing is autobiography" finds its strongest support in the realm of psychoanalysis. Freud's work on the unconscious mind illuminates how deeply ingrained personal experiences, even those repressed or forgotten, shape our creative output. While a fictional character might appear entirely separate from the author, their motivations, flaws, relationships, and even the overall narrative arc can subtly – or not so subtly – reflect the author's own psychological landscape. Consider the recurring themes, symbols, and even stylistic choices in an author's body of work. These consistent elements often reveal a subconscious pattern mirroring the author's unresolved conflicts, desires, or anxieties. Analyzing these patterns, we can glean insights into the author's personal journey, even if that journey isn't explicitly narrated. This methodology involves a close reading of the text, paying attention not just to the surface narrative but also to underlying patterns and recurring motifs that may point to the author's unconscious self.
2. Memoir and the Construction of Self: Truth, Memory, and Narrative
Memoir, by its very nature, seems to directly support the idea of "all writing is autobiography." However, even in this ostensibly factual genre, the self is constructed and reconstructed through the lens of memory and narrative choices. The author chooses which events to include, how to present them, and what interpretation to offer. This process of selection and framing is inherently subjective, shaping the reader's understanding of the author's life and self. Furthermore, memory itself is unreliable, fluid, and susceptible to distortion. The "truth" presented in a memoir is thus always a constructed truth, reflecting the author's current perspective and understanding of their past self. Analyzing memoirs requires considering the author's narrative choices, their potential biases, and the limitations of memory in shaping their self-representation.
3. Journalism and the Subjective Lens: Objectivity as an Illusion
Even seemingly objective forms of writing, like journalism, are ultimately filtered through the author's subjective lens. The journalist's choice of what events to cover, which sources to interview, and how to frame the story all reflect their own values, biases, and worldview. This is not to suggest that journalism is inherently dishonest, but rather that the concept of complete objectivity is a myth. The author's personal experiences and beliefs inevitably shape their perception and interpretation of events, impacting the final product. This methodology involves analyzing the journalistic piece for subtle biases, implicit assumptions, and the author's choices in presenting information. It also requires investigating the author's background and understanding their potential influences.
4. Poetry and the Embodied Self: Language as Self-Expression
In poetry, the connection between the writing and the author's self is often more explicit and immediate. Poetry frequently uses "I" as a focal point, directly expressing the poet's emotions, thoughts, and experiences. However, even in abstract or experimental poetry, the author's unique use of language, rhythm, and imagery reveals their individual perspective and sensibility. The very act of creating a poem is a form of self-discovery and self-expression. Analyzing poetry through the lens of "all writing is autobiography" requires paying close attention to the linguistic choices made by the poet, exploring how their language embodies their personal and emotional experiences.
5. The Authorial Voice and its Evolution: Tracing the Self Across Texts
Tracking an author's work across their career reveals fascinating insights into the evolution of their self-perception and artistic vision. The authorial voice changes and develops over time, reflecting their personal growth, changing circumstances, and shifts in perspective. By comparing earlier and later works, we can see how the author's self has evolved, what experiences have shaped them, and how their understanding of the world has changed. This comparative approach adds another layer to the analysis, unveiling the dynamic nature of the self as it manifests in writing.
6. Genre Bending and the Blurring of Lines: Autofiction as a Paradigm Shift
The rise of autofiction, a genre that blends autobiographical elements with fictional techniques, exemplifies the fluid relationship between autobiography and other forms of writing. Autofiction directly challenges traditional notions of genre boundaries, deliberately blurring the lines between fact and fiction to explore the complexities of self-representation. It demonstrates how the author's life and imagination intertwine, resulting in a unique narrative that defies easy categorization. Analyzing autofiction provides a powerful case study for the thesis "all writing is autobiography" as it explicitly acknowledges and embraces the inherent subjectivity of narrative.
7. The Reader's Role in Constructing the Authorial Self
It's crucial to acknowledge that the reader also plays a crucial role in constructing the authorial self. Each reader brings their own unique background, experiences, and perspectives to the text, influencing their interpretation of the author's intentions and the meaning they derive from the work. This interpretation then contributes to the ongoing construction and re-construction of the authorial self. Understanding the active role of the reader in shaping our understanding of how "all writing is autobiography" is essential.
8. Beyond the Individual: Societal and Cultural Influences on the Self
Finally, the self as expressed in writing is not solely a product of individual experience. Societal and cultural contexts significantly influence the author's worldview, shaping their perceptions and influencing their creative output. Analyzing the sociocultural factors influencing the author enriches the understanding of how their personal experiences are filtered and expressed in their writing. This demonstrates that the concept of "all writing is autobiography" is intertwined with broader social and historical narratives.
Conclusion:
The assertion "all writing is autobiography" offers a powerful framework for understanding the complex relationship between the author and their work. It's not merely a claim about literal truthfulness, but rather a recognition of the inevitable imprint of the author's self—conscious and unconscious—on every creative endeavor. By employing various methodologies, from psychoanalysis to genre analysis, we can gain deeper insights into the author's personal journey, their evolution as a writer, and the profound ways in which their unique experiences shape the stories they tell.
FAQs:
1. Isn't this statement too deterministic? Doesn't it limit the creative potential of writers? No, understanding that "all writing is autobiography" doesn't restrict creativity. Instead, it offers a framework for understanding the sources and influences behind our creative choices. It encourages self-awareness, not self-limitation.
2. How does this apply to collaborative writing projects? In collaborative projects, the "autobiography" becomes a composite of the individual authors' experiences and perspectives, creating a collective self-expression.
3. Can we apply this concept to non-human authors (e.g., AI)? This is a complex question currently debated. While AI can generate text, it lacks the lived experience and subjective consciousness that defines human autobiography.
4. How does this perspective change our approach to literary criticism? It shifts the focus towards a deeper understanding of the author's self and the psychological underpinnings of their work, alongside traditional narrative and structural analysis.
5. What are the ethical implications of this perspective? It raises questions about the balance between the author's privacy and the reader's right to interpret and analyze their work.
6. Does this mean all writing is inherently subjective? Yes, to varying degrees. Even seemingly objective writing is filtered through the author's perspective and experiences.
7. Can fiction ever be truly objective? No. The act of selecting events, characters, and themes inherently involves subjective choices.
8. How does this concept relate to the "death of the author" theory? These are not mutually exclusive concepts. Recognizing the autobiographical element doesn't negate the reader's interpretation; instead, it enriches it with the understanding of the author's context.
9. How can I apply this concept to my own writing? Become more aware of your own biases, recurring themes, and motivations. Explore your own experiences as a source of inspiration and insight.
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1. The Unconscious in Fiction: Exploring Jungian Archetypes: This article delves into the use of Jungian archetypes in fiction and how they reveal the author's unconscious self.
2. Memory and Narrative in Memoir: Constructing a Coherent Self: Explores the challenges of constructing a self-narrative in memoir and the role of memory's inherent unreliability.
3. The Subjective Lens in Journalism: Ethical Considerations and Bias Detection: Focuses on identifying biases and ethical considerations in journalistic writing.
4. The Poetics of Self: Language as Embodiment in Modern Poetry: Examines how poetic language directly reflects the poet's emotional and intellectual landscape.
5. Autofiction and the Blurring of Reality: A Contemporary Genre Analysis: Analyzes the characteristics of autofiction and its impact on contemporary literature.
6. The Evolution of Authorial Voice: Tracking the Self Across Literary Careers: Studies how authorial voice changes and develops over an author's career.
7. Reader Response Theory and the Construction of the Authorial Self: Explores how reader interpretations contribute to our understanding of the author's self in a text.
8. Sociocultural Influences on Literary Creativity: The Self in Context: Investigates how broader societal forces shape the author's creative output.
9. Ethical Considerations in Autobiographical Writing: Truth, Privacy, and Representation: Examines the ethical dilemmas involved in writing about oneself and others.
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| all writing is autobiography: All In Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers, 2021-08-17 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice. “A story about the personal strength, immense growth, and undeniable greatness of one woman who fearlessly stood up to a culture trying to break her down.”—Serena Williams In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career—six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous Battle of the Sexes. She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the profound impact on her worldview from the women's movement, the assassinations and anti-war protests of the 1960s, the civil rights movement, and, eventually, the LGBTQ+ rights movement. She describes the myriad challenges she's hurdled—entrenched sexism, an eating disorder, near financial peril after being outed—on her path to publicly and unequivocally acknowledging her sexual identity at the age of fifty-one. She talks about how her life today remains one of indefatigable service. She offers insights and advice on leadership, business, activism, sports, politics, marriage equality, parenting, sexuality, and love. And she shows how living honestly and openly has had a transformative effect on her relationships and happiness. Hers is the story of a pathbreaking feminist, a world-class athlete, and an indomitable spirit whose impact has transcended even her spectacular achievements in sports. |
| all writing is autobiography: Apropos of Nothing Woody Allen, 2020-03-23 The Long-Awaited, Enormously Entertaining Memoir by One of the Great Artists of Our Time—Now a New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller. In this candid and often hilarious memoir, the celebrated director, comedian, writer, and actor offers a comprehensive, personal look at his tumultuous life. Beginning with his Brooklyn childhood and his stint as a writer for the Sid Caesar variety show in the early days of television, working alongside comedy greats, Allen tells of his difficult early days doing standup before he achieved recognition and success. With his unique storytelling pizzazz, he recounts his departure into moviemaking, with such slapstick comedies as Take the Money and Run, and revisits his entire, sixty-year-long, and enormously productive career as a writer and director, from his classics Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Annie and Her Sisters to his most recent films, including Midnight in Paris. Along the way, he discusses his marriages, his romances and famous friendships, his jazz playing, and his books and plays. We learn about his demons, his mistakes, his successes, and those he loved, worked with, and learned from in equal measure. This is a hugely entertaining, deeply honest, rich and brilliant self-portrait of a celebrated artist who is ranked among the greatest filmmakers of our time. |
| all writing is autobiography: Write It All Down Cathy Rentzenbrink, 2022-01-06 Tackle the challenges of memoir writing and share your story. 'Cathy is the person who first told me to write about my mental health when I was nervous to do so. She is a great writer herself and this is brilliant.' - Matt Haig, author of Reasons to Stay Alive Why do we want to write and what stops us? How do we fight the worry that no-one will care what we have to say? What can we do to overcome the obstacles in our way? Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink shows you how to tackle all this and more in Write It All Down, a guide to putting your life on the page. Complete with a compendium of advice from amazing writers such as Dolly Alderton, Adam Kay and Candice Carty-Williams, this book is here to help you discover the pleasure and solace to be found in writing; the profound satisfaction of wrestling a story onto a page and seeing the events of your life transformed through the experience of writing a memoir. Perfect for seasoned writers as well as writing amateurs and everyone in between, this helpful handbook will steer you through the philosophical and practical challenges of writing, whether you're struggling with writers block or worrying what people will say. Intertwined with reflections and exercises, Write It All Down is at once an intimate conversation and an invitation to share your story. |
| all writing is autobiography: The Essential Don Murray Donald Morison Murray, 2009 Don Murray's mission was to demystify writing by revealing as much as possible about the habits, processes, and practices of writers. This book carries on his work and shows the evolution of his thinking by collecting his most influential pieces as well as unpublished essays, entries from his daybook, drawings, and numerous examples of his famous handouts--Back cover. |
| all writing is autobiography: I Can Give You Anything But Love Gary Indiana, 2015-09-08 The long-awaited memoir from one of the most acclaimed radical writers in American literature. Described by the London Review of Books as one of “the most brilliant critics writing in America today,” Gary Indiana is a true radical whose caustic voice has by turns haunted and influenced the literary and artistic establishments. With I Can Give You Anything but Love, Gary Indiana has composed a literary, unabashedly wicked, and revealing montage of excursions into his life and work—from his early days growing up gay in rural New Hampshire to his escape to Haight-Ashbury in the post–summer-of-love era, the sweltering 1970s in Los Angeles, and ultimately his existence in New York in the 1980s as a bona fide downtown personality. Interspersed throughout his vivid recollections are present-day chapters set against the louche culture and raw sexuality of Cuba, where he has lived and worked occasionally for the past fifteen years. Connoisseurs will recognize in this—his most personal book yet—the same mixture of humor and realism, philosophy and immediacy, that have long confused the definitions of genre applied to his writing. Vivid, atmospheric, revealing, and entertaining, this is an engrossing read and a serious contribution to the genres of gay and literary memoir. |
| all writing is autobiography: Heavy Kiese Laymon, 2018-10-16 *Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times* *Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, NPR, Broadly, BuzzFeed (Nonfiction), The Undefeated, Library Journal (Biography/Memoirs), The Washington Post (Nonfiction), Southern Living (Southern), Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Times Critics* In this powerful, provocative, and universally lauded memoir—winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal and finalist for the Kirkus Prize—genre-bending essayist and novelist Kiese Laymon “provocatively meditates on his trauma growing up as a black man, and in turn crafts an essential polemic against American moral rot” (Entertainment Weekly). In Heavy, Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to time in New York as a college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his mother, grandmother, anorexia, obesity, sex, writing, and ultimately gambling. Heavy is a “gorgeous, gutting…generous” (The New York Times) memoir that combines personal stories with piercing intellect to reflect both on the strife of American society and on Laymon’s experiences with abuse. By attempting to name secrets and lies he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding, he asks us to confront the terrifying possibility that few in this nation actually know how to responsibly love, and even fewer want to live under the weight of actually becoming free. “A book for people who appreciated Roxane Gay’s memoir Hunger” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel), Heavy is defiant yet vulnerable, an insightful, often comical exploration of weight, identity, art, friendship, and family through years of haunting implosions and long reverberations. “You won’t be able to put [this memoir] down…It is packed with reminders of how black dreams get skewed and deferred, yet are also pregnant with the possibility that a kind of redemption may lie in intimate grappling with black realities” (The Atlantic). |
| all writing is autobiography: Autobiography of a Disease Patrick Anderson, 2017-06-09 Autobiography of a Disease documents, in experimental form, the experience of extended life-threatening illness in contemporary US hospitals and clinics. The narrative is based primarily on the author’s sudden and catastrophic collapse into a coma and long hospitalization thirteen years ago; but it has also been crafted from twelve years of research on the history of microbiology, literary representations of illness and medical treatment, cultural analysis of MRSA in the popular press, and extended autoethnographic work on medicalization. An experiment in form, the book blends the genres of storytelling, historiography, ethnography, and memoir. Unlike most medical memoirs, told from the perspective of the human patient, Autobiography of a Disease is told from the perspective of a bacterial cluster. This orientation is intended to represent the distribution of perspectives on illness, disability, and pain across subjective centers—from patient to monitoring machine, from body to cell, from caregiver to cared-for—and thus makes sense of illness only in a social context. |
| all writing is autobiography: The Autobiography of William Carlos Williams William Carlos Williams, 2017-04-28 The Autobiography is an unpretentious book; it reads much as Williams talked—spontaneously and often with a special kind of salty humor. But it is a very human story, glowing with warmth and sensitivity. It brings us close to a rare man and lets us share his affectionate concern for the people to whom he ministered, body and soul, through a long rich life as physician and writer. William Carlos Williams’s medical practice and his literary career formed an undivided life. For forty years he was a busy doctor in the town of Rutherford, New Jersey, and yet he was able to write more than thirty books. One of the finest chapters in the Autobiography tells how each of his two roles stimulated and supported the other. |
| all writing is autobiography: Atomic Habits James Clear, 2018-10-16 The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 20 million copies sold! Translated into 60+ languages! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights. Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field. Learn how to: make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy); overcome a lack of motivation and willpower; design your environment to make success easier; get back on track when you fall off course; ...and much more. Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal. |
| all writing is autobiography: Book John Agard, 2015 Books contain countless tales--but what if Book told its own story? From clay tablets to e-readers, here is a quirky, kid-friendly look at the book. Books are one of humankind's greatest forms of expression, and now Book, in a witty, idiosyncratic voice, tells us the inside story. A wonderfully eccentric character with strong opinions and a poetic turn of phrase, Book tells of a journey from papyrus scrolls to medieval manuscripts to printed paper and beyond--pondering, along the way, many bookish things, including the evolution of the alphabet, the library (known to Egyptians as the healing place of the soul), and even book burning. With bold, black-and-white illustrations by Neil Packer, Book is a captivating work of nonfiction by one of England's leading poets. |
| all writing is autobiography: A Woman Is No Man Etaf Rum, 2019-03-05 A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist for Best Fiction and Best Debut • BookBrowse's Best Book of the Year • A Marie Claire Best Women's Fiction of the Year • A Real Simple Best Book of the Year • A PopSugar Best Book of the Year • A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A Washington Post 10 Books to Read in March • A Newsweek Best Book of the Summer • A USA Today Best Book of the Week • A Washington Book Review Difficult-To-Put-Down Novel • A Refinery 29 Best Books of the Month • A Buzzfeed News 4 Books We Couldn't Put Down Last Month • A New Arab Best Books by Arab Authors • An Electric Lit 20 Best Debuts of the First Half of 2019 • A The Millions Most Anticipated Books of the Year “Garnering justified comparisons to Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns... Etaf Rum’s debut novel is a must-read about women mustering up the bravery to follow their inner voice.” —Refinery 29 The New York Times bestseller and Read with Jenna TODAY SHOW Book Club pick telling the story of three generations of Palestinian-American women struggling to express their individual desires within the confines of their Arab culture in the wake of shocking intimate violence in their community. Where I come from, we’ve learned to silence ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence will save us. Where I come from, we keep these stories to ourselves. To tell them to the outside world is unheard of—dangerous, the ultimate shame.” Palestine, 1990. Seventeen-year-old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the suitors her father has chosen for her. Over the course of a week, the naïve and dreamy girl finds herself quickly betrothed and married, and is soon living in Brooklyn. There Isra struggles to adapt to the expectations of her oppressive mother-in-law Fareeda and strange new husband Adam, a pressure that intensifies as she begins to have children—four daughters instead of the sons Fareeda tells Isra she must bear. Brooklyn, 2008. Eighteen-year-old Deya, Isra’s oldest daughter, must meet with potential husbands at her grandmother Fareeda’s insistence, though her only desire is to go to college. Deya can’t help but wonder if her options would have been different had her parents survived the car crash that killed them when Deya was only eight. But her grandmother is firm on the matter: the only way to secure a worthy future for Deya is through marriage to the right man. But fate has a will of its own, and soon Deya will find herself on an unexpected path that leads her to shocking truths about her family—knowledge that will force her to question everything she thought she knew about her parents, the past, and her own future. |
| all writing is autobiography: Life Writing R. Bradford, 2009-11-19 This volume of more than twenty essays reflects the intersections between biography, autobiography and literature. Several pieces focus upon the contentious sub-genre of literary biography, while others examine the autobiographical threads that are detachable in literary writing and a variety of other forms. |
| all writing is autobiography: Kinder Than Solitude Yiyun Li, 2014-02-25 The new novel from Yiyun Li, author of The Vagrants and the Guardian First Book Award-winning A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. |
| all writing is autobiography: Incidents John Joss, 2017-01-06 This extraordinary new book by the British author, John Joss, will amaze, entertain and educate readers of all ages. Its 300 pages contain fifty remarkable 'incidents, ' each a riveting story in itself. INCIDENTS is a sweeping biographical chronicle of a venturesome, joyful and successful life. It moves, with never a dull page, from amusing and poignant childhood anecdotes to risking his life- flying military aircraft and gliders, racing on two and four wheels, and sailing the oceans. The breadth and depth of experience and the sheer audacity of this multi-faceted and enterprising man would be hard to equal by many men, combined. John Joss entered the Royal Navy in England at 16, took initial pilot training, but was near-fatally injured in a motorcycle accident while returning to his ship. Invalided from the Service, he went to work, writing initially for a motorcycle magazine, then for industry. He emigrated to America, working first for corporations, then freelance, writing about business, technology and military aviation and participating in the world technology business center, Silicon Valley. He has raced cars, motorcycles, dinghies and yachts, trodden London's West End stages, explored Mexico, worked in the Gulf of Mexico oil patch, flown the Space Shuttle Simulator, evaded a Soviet military spy in Washington, helped find the sunken nuclear submarine Thresher, flown with the Blue Angels, the Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force and written business plans for Silicon Valley startups. He became the first journalist-pilot to fly and write about the U-2 spy plane, dodged a minefield at Fort Irwin, California, wrote for major media, did radio commercials and documentary voice-overs, soared gliders in the Sierra Nevada, created a high-tech series for network radio, commentated at car and motorcycle racetracks, sailed around the world, penned twenty novels, nonfiction books, screenplays and plays, and fathered three daughters. Not boring. Just as he wished. |
| all writing is autobiography: How to Write what You Want and Sell what You Write Skip Press, 1995 Not loaded with theory, Skip's invaluable book contains concise, easily understood and applied advice for both writing and marketing any kind of book, article, story, play, screen-play, report, proposal or anything else you can think of.How to Write What You Want and Sell What You Write is for every writer or wannabe who needs to sort out his or her desires, capabilities and strengths and, even more importantly, learn the particular formats for the kind of writing in which he or she is interested. |
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| all writing is autobiography: All this and Sailing, Too Olin Stephens, 1999 Olin Stephens is the most successful racing-yacht designer of the 20th century, a legend in his own time almost from the day in 1931 when he and his brother Rod and father Roderick, Sr. finished a transatlantic race to England in the revolutionary 52' yawl Dorade a full two days ahead of the competition. His autobiography begins with youthful family sailing, moves on to Six-Metre designs and victories, to J-Boat experience in the 1930s, to war work in the 1940s, to American Cup design and sailing from 1958 to 1983, and to a fleet of great cruising and racing yachts in between. This personal history of Olin and his brother, Rod, of the renowned design firm of Sparkman and Stephens, and of international yachting in this century, is informed, introspective, eloquent. |
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