Facts of Life
Abandoning the conventional chronology of autobiographies, the author groups memories and events around such themes as money, culture, and sex, marking the paths she traveled to discover her own voice and her own art.
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- Penguin Mass Market
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN-13
- 9780140055009
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Personal identityWomanhoodSelf-discovery
Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionWonMajor(1978)
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1981)
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