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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
1
Vivian Gornick
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
2
Maxine Hong Kingston
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
3
Alison Bechdel
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
4
Mary Karr
Hitch 22: A Memoir (Christopher Hitchens)
Hitch 22: A Memoir
5
Christopher Hitchens
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
6
Jesmyn Ward
Palimpsest (Gore Vidal)
Palimpsest
7
Gore Vidal
Giving Up the Ghost (Hilary Mantel)
Giving Up the Ghost
8
Hilary Mantel
A Childhood: The Biography of a Place (Harry Crews)
A Childhood: The Biography of a Place
9
Harry Crews
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
10
Barack Obama
Patrimony (Philip Roth)
Patrimony
11
Philip Roth
All God's Dangers (Theodore Rosengarten)
All God's Dangers
12
Theodore Rosengarten
Lives Other Than My Own (Emmanuel Carrere)
Lives Other Than My Own
13
Emmanuel Carrere
A Tale of Love and Darkness (Amos Oz)
A Tale of Love and Darkness
14
Amos Oz
THIS BOY's LIFE by Tobias Wolff
THIS BOY's LIFE by Tobias Wolff
15
A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother (Rachel Cusk)
A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother
16
Rachel Cusk
Boyhood: Scenes From Provincial Life (J. M. Coetzee)
Boyhood: Scenes From Provincial Life
17
J. M. Coetzee
Conundrum (Jan Morris)
Conundrum
18
Jan Morris
Wave (Sonali Deraniyagala)
Wave
19
Sonali Deraniyagala
Unreliable Memoirs
Unreliable Memoirs
20
Travels With Lizbeth (Lars Eighner)
Travels With Lizbeth
21
Lars Eighner
Hold Still (Sally Mann)
Hold Still
22
Sally Mann
Country Girl
Country Girl
23
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
24
Marjane Satrapi
Negroland (Margo Jefferson)
Negroland
25
Margo Jefferson
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys (Viv Albertine)
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys
26
Viv Albertine
Experience (Martin Amis)
Experience
27
Martin Amis
Slow Days, Fast Company (Eve Babitz)
Slow Days, Fast Company
28
Eve Babitz
Growing Up (Russell Baker)
Growing Up
29
Russell Baker
Kafka Was the Rage: A Greenwich Village Memoir (Anatole Broyard)
Kafka Was the Rage: A Greenwich Village Memoir
30
Anatole Broyard
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
31
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
32
Joan Didion
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
33
William Finnegan
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Personal History
34
Katharine Graham
Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism (Grandin)
Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism
35
Grandin
Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy)
Autobiography of a Face
36
Lucy Grealy
Dancing With Cuba (Alma Guillermoprieto)
Dancing With Cuba
37
Alma Guillermoprieto
Minor Characters (Joyce Johnson)
Minor Characters
38
Joyce Johnson
The Memory Chalet
The Memory Chalet
39
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
40
Kiese Laymon
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