A genre that I wished existed: short autobiographies that cover ages 10-20. So much formation happens there and yet conventional biographies can rarely provide much insight.
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(On this topic: while Angela’s Ashes is the most famous Irish version, ten years later I still often think about John McGahern’s “All Will Be Well”. A beautiful book.)
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I'm about halfway through a blog post on all the businesses I tried to launch between the ages of 13 and 20.
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When I was 14 I had metal business cards made up for baby sitting. Figured it was more badass.
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Just in case you haven't read it, a prime example of the short-book-length version of this is Uncle Tungsten.
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Roald Dahl actually did this with Boy. You can see what things play out over time into a number of the stories he wrote over the years. I think he followed it up with Going Solo afterward. https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Tales-Childhood-Roald-Dahl/dp/014241381X?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=014241381X …
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