We have seen it innumerable occasions in the cinema. Legends of music, key political figures in contemporary history, or ‘celebrities’ that have been part of the television culture; The fashion of biographical films continues to rise, and does not look to stop. However, even if the objective is the same, there is a quieter format that comes stepping on strength: We talk about autobiographies.
As if it were a drama, a certain sector has preferred to capture what you think, what you feel and what you live. Some of these publications end up becoming ‘Bestsellers’literary successes that not only represent an economic benefit, but also a confirmation of the support of society. For this reason, We reveal on this special date for reading five autobiographies that have marked the international reading community for life.
The year of the monkey – Patti Smith
The recognized Interpreter of ‘Because The Night’among other issues, has had a life full of obstacles. We could already meet some details in ‘We were some children’, a novel published in 2010 where I narrated His drug problems or his relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. In 2019, Smith presented ‘The Year of the Monkey’, A story that completes that disfigured vision that we have of the world in which one of the most relevant multidisciplinary artists raised in recent decades.
A promised land – Barack Obama
Younger generations will remember raised with the ‘man of change’ appearing day and day also on television. Who was president of the United States between 2009 and 2017 published in 2020 ‘A promised land’a history of overcoming where The desire to reach utopia becomes the trigger for a life of a service life and dedication to the people. The book has become an editorial success, and it could be said that The ‘winning pair’ for the ‘Mi Historia’, the memoirs of former first Lady Michelle Obama.
I’m glad my mother has died – Jennette McCurdy
Few we thought when we saw ‘Icarly’ as little ones, that one of its protagonists was going to be able to surprise us with one of the most heartbreaking testimonies in the history of the television industry. Within the life of Jennette McCurdy, 2022 was a year to undress emotionally. In ‘I’m glad my mother has died‘, Nickelodeon’s once childish star confesses the torture that his mother subjected to make her the golden egg hen. After the death of this, McCurdy began writing this project, a new page in his life that has finally brought peace.
Esperanza – Pope Francis
Two days have passed after the death of their holiness in the city of the Vatican, and the great distributors worldwide have seen the stocks of the autobiography of Jorge Mario Bergoglio. In ‘Esperanza’the figure of the Pontiff remains more alive than ever, and invites us to discover your childhood, your most personal opinions On current issues, and of course, the day he met God for the first time.
Autobiography – Agatha Christie
We finish this compilation with the queen of mystery genre par excellence. You may not occupy a political position, nor to star in a successful comedy, but the truth is that ‘The Duchess of Death’ has left a legacy that not even the passage of the years (49 since his death) can erase the milestone in which he has become. Creator of the Sagaz Hercules Poirot or the Miss Marple CharismaticsAgatha Christie has her own autobiography, where they are reported His beginnings as a writer, her two marriagesand what it meant for her to make her own foothold in universal literature.
