All life in one book: 7 atypical literary autobiographies

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Surely the memoirs of famous people can be called one of the most fascinating and informative genres of literature. It is always useful to study someone else's experience in achieving success, and if it is also an autobiography written in an unusual and exciting way, then the pleasure of reading is also added to the benefit. In our today's review, seven atypical literary autobiographies that can hardly leave anyone indifferent.

Masha Traub, "My grandmother - Lermontov"

The book of the modern writer and journalist Masha Traub (Maria Kiseleva) can hardly be called an autobiography in the full sense of the word. These are bright, ironic and funny, and sometimes slightly sad stories from her childhood. The central character of each miniature is an amazing woman who received the nickname Lermontov from her fellow villagers. It was with her grandmother that Masha Traub lived most of her childhood, her memories and stories are associated with her.

The book is written so vividly, and the images of its characters are drawn so vividly that the reader will never have a desire to finish reading before the last page is turned. However, after that you will want to come back and read again about the photographer Alik and the young journalist Roman, the owner of the local cafe Albina and, of course, about the grandmother nicknamed Lermontov.

Sergey Bubnovsky, “I choose health! There is an exit!"

This book-dedication to the author's father tells not only about his personal experience of dealing with serious injuries, but also allows the reader to determine what is most important for him in life. Sergei Bubnovsky himself walked on crutches for 27 years, and then chose health. Today he has the title of Doctor of Medical Sciences, is a lecturer at the Department of Medical Rehabilitation of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia and is in charge of the rehabilitation of the Paralympic team of the Russian wheelchair fencing team. All this, as well as how to learn to enjoy life, the author writes in his book.

Evgeny Popov, “My friend is a genius. Conversations with cult personalities of our time"

He is called the people's writer and the funniest anarchist in Russian literature. His rise from an unknown writer to a respected author was rapid, and the experience of interviewing the most famous and revered people of the twentieth century is undoubtedly noteworthy. Despite the very complex topics that are touched upon in the book by Evgeny Popov, it is easy to read the collection, and one does not want to part with its characters even after the last lines have been read.

Alexander Chudakov, "The haze is falling on the old steps"

The idyllic novel, which became the last work of Alexander Chudakov, tells the story of a large family through the prism of historical events that took place in Russia. The book became a laureate of the "Russian Booker of the Decade", although it drew very mixed reviews from readers. The lack of an even storyline did not prevent Alexander Chudakov from conveying a warm family atmosphere and captivating the reader, forcing him to fall in love with each hero of the story. Of particular interest is the presentation of some historical facts in the manner in which ordinary citizens saw them.

Tatiana Snezhina, “A candle in the wind. Biography, poems, memories"

Tatyana Snezhina was only 23 years old when she died tragically. And she became famous after her departure, thanks to the fact that the song to her poems "Call me with you" was performed in the late 1990s by Alla Pugacheva. All the more keen interest is the book, where the biography of a talented poetess and performer is intertwined with her amazing poems, and the brother's memories allow you to get acquainted with the real Tatyana Snezhina: a poet, composer, singer.

Olga Savelyeva, "Two Boots"

The author of the book has long won recognition in the Internet environment as a semi-polar blogger, she has a fairly large readership. The books have become, as it were, a continuation of the personal blog of Olga Savelyeva, who, using the example of personal experience in solving problems, can tell the reader about happiness, about the ability to find a way out of any situation and at the same time maintain a positive attitude towards life in general and her own family in particular.

Haruki Murakami, "What Do I Talk About When I Talk About Running"

The popularity of the Japanese writer is very difficult to overestimate. His books have become bestsellers for a long time, and the author himself is a world star. However, in the book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, a completely different Haruki Murakami is presented to readers: a marathon runner who once challenged his fate and was able to build his life on his own.

Murakami talks not only about running and his experience of fighting overweight. He talks about the struggle and the opportunity to become stronger due to his physical disabilities, talks about education and the ability to manage oneself. And all this is written in great language, without any tediousness and mentoring tone. A pleasant bonus for readers will be the desire that arises after reading to get up from the couch and go for a run.

Many writers dream of a book that will not only make the author famous, but will also bring him very solid royalties. Some people do it. Their books are published in millions of copies, their works are filmed, souvenirs with heroes are produced and, accordingly, all this brings literary men a very decent income. In our selection of books, the authors of which became millionaires through their work.