This book primarily focuses on the concept of forgetting, with
particular emphasis on how we can trace the forgotten in
contemporary life writing and memory texts. It consists of two main
parts: the first concentrates on life writing in particular and
what the author calls "scenes of forgetting"; the second examines
both fiction and autobiographies that deal with questions of
collective memory/forgetting. The book's principal aim is to map
methods and strategies writers employ when writing the forgotten -
it argues that forgetting is a constant companion in any memory
text and plays a decisive role in the memory work performed in the
texts. The main theoretical objective is to examine carefully the
connection between collective memory and personal memory, by
drawing from two disciplines at once: memory studies and theories
on life writing. By considering both areas of research, the
conclusions of this study are able to feed into both theoretical
perspectives.
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