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Is Memory the Memoirist’s Worst Enemy?
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New research shows that memory may be the most unreliable narrator of all. But what seems like bad news for memoirists may turn out to be their new best friend.
Madelon Sprengnether
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Jul. 1 2015
5:15AM EDT
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