Memoir 2011

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson

Published in Spanish as ¿Por qué ser feliz cuando puedes ser normal?

One of the New York Times ' "50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years" Jeanette Winterson's bold and revelatory novels have established her as a major figure in world literature.

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What it is

It's a memoir · funny and sad at once

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How it's told

Form
Memoir
Structure
Jumps in time
Who tells it
First person
Style
Literary

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like a book that stays with you for days
  • you want a book that doesn't look away
  • you like dry, sideways humour

Maybe not if…

  • you prefer a story told in order

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