The Business of Memory: The Art of Remembering in an Age of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baxter, Charles, PUBLISHER: Graywolf Press, In ong>theong> current information age, "memory" is as likely to be an attribute ong>ofong> a computer as a human being. In "Graywolf Forum Three: ong>Theong> Business ong>ofong> Memory," editor Charles Baxter invites twelve creative writers to contemplate ong>theong> externalization ong>ofong> what was once so deeply personal. ong>Theong> resulting essays address a provocative range ong>ofong> topics: ong>theong> explosion ong>ofong> interest in ong>theong> memoir; ong>theong> recovered-memory movement; America in ong>theong> grip ong>ofong> an "amnesia plague;" ong>theong> need for coherent stories ong>ofong> our past to help us organize our present; and forgetfulness--political, cultural, and literary--and ong>theong> shame and allure it holds. Throughout, ong>theong>se fascinating pieces illuminate ong>theong> art ong>ofong> remembering in a time when memory has become a highly measurable commodity. Contributors: Charles Baxter Richard Bausch Karen Brennan Bernard Cooper Lydia Davis Steve Erickson Alvin Greenberg Patricia Hampl Margot Livesey James A. McPherson Victoria Morrow Michael Ryan Sylvia Watanabe