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fromThe Walrus
2 hours ago

What's Missing in Margaret Atwood's New Memoir | The Walrus

Fictional narratives create substitute selves (narrators and implied personas) that distance the real person, while memoir demands the flesh-and-blood person's direct presence.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

From (finally) being given the Booker prize to the day her partner died: an exclusive extract from Margaret Atwood's new memoir

Creative people use internal 'body doubles'—alternative personas—to perform risky, unfamiliar, or disciplined tasks their everyday selves avoid.
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