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The NY Times: The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years (1969-2019)

The New York Times's book critics select the most outstanding memoirs published since 1969. (1969-2019)
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Fierce Attachments (Vivian Gornick)
Fierce Attachments (Vivian Gornick)
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The Woman Warrior
The Woman Warrior
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Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
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The Liars' Club: A Memoir
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
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Hitch 22: A Memoir (Christopher Hitchens)
Hitch 22: A Memoir (Christopher Hitchens)
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Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
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Palimpsest (Gore Vidal)
Palimpsest (Gore Vidal)
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Giving Up the Ghost (Hilary Mantel)
Giving Up the Ghost (Hilary Mantel)
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A Childhood: The Biography of a Place (Harry Crews)
A Childhood: The Biography of a Place (Harry Crews)
10
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
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Patrimony (Philip Roth)
Patrimony (Philip Roth)
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All God's Dangers (Theodore Rosengarten)
All God's Dangers (Theodore Rosengarten)
13
Lives Other Than My Own (Emmanuel Carrere)
Lives Other Than My Own (Emmanuel Carrere)
14
A Tale of Love and Darkness (Amos Oz)
A Tale of Love and Darkness (Amos Oz)
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THIS BOY'S LIFE by Tobias Wolff
THIS BOY'S LIFE by Tobias Wolff
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A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother (Rachel Cusk)
A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother (Rachel Cusk)
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Boyhood: Scenes From Provincial Life (J. M. Coetzee)
Boyhood: Scenes From Provincial Life (J. M. Coetzee)
18
Conundrum (Jan Morris)
Conundrum (Jan Morris)
19
Wave (Sonali Deraniyagala)
Wave (Sonali Deraniyagala)
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Unreliable Memoirs
Unreliable Memoirs
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Travels With Lizbeth (Lars Eighner)
Travels With Lizbeth (Lars Eighner)
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Hold Still (Sally Mann)
Hold Still (Sally Mann)
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Country Girl
Country Girl
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Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
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Negroland (Margo Jefferson)
Negroland (Margo Jefferson)
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Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys (Viv Albertine)
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys (Viv Albertine)
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Experience (Martin Amis)
Experience (Martin Amis)
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Slow Days, Fast Company (Eve Babitz)
Slow Days, Fast Company (Eve Babitz)
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Growing Up (Russell Baker)
Growing Up (Russell Baker)
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Kafka Was the Rage: A Greenwich Village Memoir (Anatole Broyard)
Kafka Was the Rage: A Greenwich Village Memoir (Anatole Broyard)
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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
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Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
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Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism (Grandin)
Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism (Grandin)
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Autobiography of a Face
Autobiography of a Face
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Dancing With Cuba (Alma Guillermoprieto)
Dancing With Cuba (Alma Guillermoprieto)
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Minor Characters (Joyce Johnson)
Minor Characters (Joyce Johnson)
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The Memory Chalet
The Memory Chalet
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Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
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