User talk:Henryheater

My distinction between memoirs and autobiographies is judgmental and perhaps hyper technical. I view memoirs as less comprehensive, less factual, and more atmospheric than biographical works. For that reason I think Ross' autobiographical writings are not memoirs. Indeed the Fourth Generation is more a collection of letters which interstices are filled with narrative. As for whether Ross' books could be classified as "travel" books, I would posit that they arise not from her travels, but a sense of history and place.

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