A work in this genre is divided into the sections "The Land of the Dead," "The Land of the Living," and "Amazed by Sadness.
A work in this genre is divided into the sections "The Land of the Dead," "The Land of the Living," and "Amazed by Sadness." That book's prologue tells the story of a woman witnessing the physical deterioration of her fireman husband. An author best known for his works in this genre got his nickname from an Irish-American literary character whose life in Chicago is the subject of a trilogy by James T. Farrell. In a work in this genre, a member of the United Nations Postwar Commission investigates a zombie plague. Works in this genre include (*) Hard Times and "The Good War" by Studs Terkel, Svetlana Alexievich's Voices from Chernobyl, and Max Brooks' World War Z. For 10 points, name this genre of writing which uses excerpts from interviews to narrate real or fictional historical events.
A work in this genre is divided into the sections "The Land of the Dead," "The Land of the Living," and "Amazed by Sadness.
oral history [prompt on history; prompt on books with interviews; prompt on biographies] 