Assertions of Truth Through Modes of Fact and Fiction: Texts, Paratexts, and the "Autobiographical Pact" in Lualhati Abreu's Agaw-dilim, Agaw-liwanag and Mila Aguilar's The Nine Deaths of M

• Main Author: Concepcion, Mary Grace R.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: autobiographical novel; Lualhati Abreu; Mila Aguilar; Philippine autobiographical writing; testimonial narratives
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss39/28; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/2007/viewcontent/KK_2039_2C_202022_2027_20Forum_20Kritika_20in_20Honor_20of_20Edel_20E._20Garcellano_20__20Concepcion.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Autobiographical narratives may resemble fictional narratives in textual form. Yet, autobiography differentiates itself from other literary genres through its truth-telling function. Autobiographies may be controversial as they expose contested historical events and reveal the private life of the au...