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'Tony Davis reviews how Peter Kocan's linked novellas pioneered the use of the inherently unstable and shape-shifting second-person narrative voice to give an insider's view of mental illness and disassociation. By heightening the effects of paranoia and the claustrophobia of institutional life, Davis argues that Kocan's novella produces a richer reading experience than his first-person work. Davis also argues that the cloak of fiction gave Kocan freedom to describe his experience more openly, so the novellas become convincing, if unconventional, memoirs.'

Source: Introduction, p.6

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    y separately published work icon Mediating Memory : Tracing the Limits of Memoir Bunty Avieson (editor), Fiona Giles (editor), Sue Joseph (editor), London : Routledge , 2017 13603154 2017 anthology criticism

    'The argument has been made that memoir reflects and augments the narcissistic tendencies of our neo-liberal age. The Literature of Remembering: Tracing the Limits of Memoir [sic] challenges and dismantles that assumption. Focusing on the history, theory and practice of memoir writing, editors Bunty Avieson, Fiona Giles and Sue Joseph provide a thorough and cutting-edge examination of memoir through the lenses of ethics, practice and innovation. By investigating memoir across cultural boundaries, in its various guises, and tracing its limits, the editors convincingly demonstrate the plurality of ways in which memoir is helping us make sense of who we are, who we were and the influences that shape us along the way.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

         London : Routledge , 2017     pg. 91-103
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