I can’t seem to forget the anecdotic episode that one of my Literature Professors used to tell the class: a deconstructionist acquaintance of theirs was so absorbed in their literal undertaking that their meals consisted only of letter-noodles soup, so that even the most mundane of tasks could intertwine itself with textuality. Farfetched as this diet may sound, that is how I perceive autobiography today: an ongoing project of intertwined realities. Derrida and Wordsworth help us read the Eggers’ text.

Marina holds a Ph.D. in Literary and Cultural Studies from the University of Lisbon. She is an independent researcher, whose main interests revolve around 20th century American fiction, autobiography, and biographical criticism. Her research is especially attentive of the rapport between the editor and/or critic and the writer, such as in the cases of Jean Paulhan and Jacques Rivière (editors of nrf), and Dave Eggers’ fictional and editorial work.