“An Irreverent Art”? Two Pulitzer Prize-Winners Talk about Biography

Debby Applegate and John Matteson, winners of the Pulitzer Prize in Biography in the consecutive years 2007 and 2008, both agree and disagree about the methods, aims, and ethical philosophy of biographical writing. Here, they converse about the negative stereotypes that biographers must overcome; th...

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Published inEr(r)go (Katowice) Vol. 2; no. 43; pp. 87 - 97
Main Author Applegate, Debby
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Silesia Press 30.12.2021
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Subjects
Language and Literature Studies
John Matteson
truth
narrative
genre
biography
inspiration
Debby Applegate
research
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Summary:Debby Applegate and John Matteson, winners of the Pulitzer Prize in Biography in the consecutive years 2007 and 2008, both agree and disagree about the methods, aims, and ethical philosophy of biographical writing. Here, they converse about the negative stereotypes that biographers must overcome; the researching process; the moral nature of humanity; the relative value to the biographer of sympathy and cynicism; and much more.
ISSN:1508-6305
2544-3186
DOI:10.31261/errgo.11686