Me, Myself & I: First-Person Narrators
By Damian Van DenburghWhether beginning with a formal introduction, a confession, or in one instance, a flat-out lie, these books are inhabited by an array of powerfully singular characters whose life stories just have to be told—and by nobody else but them.
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The Adventures of Augie MarchSaul Bellow |
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Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens |
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What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak DengDave Eggers |
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The HealingGayl Jones |
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Confessions of ZenoItalo Svevo |
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The LoverMarguerite Duras |
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Invisible ManRalph Ellison |
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I’m Not StillerMax Frisch |
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The Remains of the DayKazuo Ishiguro |
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Pale FireVladimir Nabokov |
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Bastard out of CarolinaDorothy Allison |
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Portnoy’s ComplaintPhilip Roth |
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