Memory and Identity in Fiction and Autobiography : Nelly’s Version by Eva Figes, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy, and Montauk by Max Frisch
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Year of publication | 2017 |
Type | Chapter of a book |
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Description | The paper examines the role of memory in identity construction as reflected in fictional and autobiographical texts. Using three examples (Nelly’s Version by Eva Figes, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy, and Montauk by Max Frisch) the paper demonstrates the two-way shaping of memories and identity. |