My Family and Other Saints echoes Gerald Durrell's classic memoir, My Family and Other Animals, not only in its title, but in its wonderful humor and lyrical prose. Like Durrell, Kirin Narayan takes the reader to a fascinating world far… — Judith Barrington Copy Share
“Whether or not you employ humor in dealing with difficult subjects, the tone of the writing is of the utmost importance. Personally, I can read about almost any subject if I feel a basic trust in, and respect for, the writer. The voice must have authority. But more than that, I must know that the writer is all right. If… — Judith Barrington Copy Share
My Family and Other Saints echoes Gerald Durrell's classic memoir, My Family and Other Animals, not only in its title, but in its wonderful humor and lyrical prose. Like Durrell, Kirin Narayan takes the reader to a fascinating world far from our own, and brings to life its myriad sights, sounds and smells, while revealing the profound cultural beliefs of… — Judith Barrington Copy Share
“A word of warning here. The events as you remember them will never be the same in your memory once you have turned them into a memoir. For years I have worried that if I turn all of my life into literature, I won't have any real life left - just stories about it. And it is a realistic concern:… — Judith Barrington Copy Share
The fact is that writing, like any creative undertaking, carries with it both pain and great joy. The pain is often inherent in the… — Judith Barrington Copy Share Image
Just as composers go to concerts and artists visit galleries, writers read. You will learn, in the most enjoyable way, more about style and… — Judith Barrington Copy Share Image
“Susan Griffin describes it as a time when "there is no intrinsic authority to my words." "I...clean off my desk. I make telephone calls.… — Judith Barrington Copy Share Image
If you want help in starting to write memoirs, you don't want to fall into the clutches of a famous writer who has been… — Judith Barrington Copy Share Image
One thing we can probably agree on is that the truth, however we define it, is often hard to tell. It can be hard… — Judith Barrington Copy Share Image
“One last characteristic of the memoir that is important to recognize is one which also applies to essays, and which Georg Lukacs described as… — Judith Barrington Copy Share Image
