World Literature Today · 1989 · 114 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesLiteratureFictionLiterary CriticismLiterary StudiesAutobiographical NarrativeAutobiographical WritingAutobiographyBiographical CriticismLife WritingNarrative IdentityLiterary Biography
author of Portnoy's Complaint and The Counterlife has written an unconventional and candid autobiography which explores his life, examines the relationship between fiction and biography and discusses the themes of freedom (of intellect and the imagination) which are used in his writing.