HOW TO WRITE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL Essays

Blending memoir with writing instruction, these essays from celebrated novelist Alexander Chee delve into the overlapping layers of experience that shaped his life as an activist, a Korean-American gay man, a survivor of sexual abuse, and, perhaps most importantly, a writer. Taken as a whole, the collection is candid, recursive, and well matched to narrator Daniel K. Isaac's understated sincerity. From moments of wry humor to shattering honesty, Isaac carries listeners through with sophisticated equanimity, underscoring the sense of intimacy created by Chee's words. In an essay about his time as an MFA student, Chee declares that his vow as a marginalized author is to "make you care" about his subjects. This audiobook upholds that vow with aplomb. R.A.H. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2018]