The Fares of Feminine Fabulism

The Fares of Feminine Fabulism

Politics The Fares of Feminine Fabulism Why do so many women feel the urge to write fictional grievance memoirs? Today, we’ll tackle the question of why so many women insist on casting themselves as “survivors” even when—perhaps especially when—they have lives of glittering privilege. Last fall, the New York Times published an article that ought to win a Pulitzer Prize (if that accolade still meant something) on Amy Griffin’s memoir of sexual a…