We Love Memoirs Day

Memoirs of famous people lift the veil of secrecy over past events that the authors witnessed or learned from others. The artistically designed notes talk about the social and political life of the country, the relationships between creative bohemia, and tell other stories. In honor of one of the most popular genres of literature among readers, a holiday has been established - We Love Memoirs Day, which is celebrated annually on August 31. We Love Memoirs Day was first celebrated in 2013. The celebration appeared on the initiative of Alan Parks and Victoria Tweed. Being the authors of famous books, American writers created a group on one of the social networks to discuss memoirs. A. Parks is the author of the series of novels “Seriously, Mom?”, V. Tweed is the New York Times bestseller “Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools.” The community they created is described as "the friendliest group on Facebook." The purpose of the holiday is communication between book authors and fans of memories - “legends of deep antiquity” and events that happened recently. Today, a close-knit team of like-minded people includes many writers and readers who love memoirs. We Love Memoirs Day is not only a great occasion to communicate with each other, but also an opportunity to try yourself in the literary field. The creators of the holiday believe that the first step to writing a memoir is taking notes whenever something interesting happens in your life. Indeed, many memoirs are based on entries taken from personal diaries. Politicians, historians, people of creative professions and ordinary people study them for a long period of time, and after literary processing they release them into the world. The first memoirs, which date back to the end of the 4th century. BC, belong to the pen of the Bishop of Hippo, also known as St. Augustine. In his works, consisting of 13 books, the philosopher and theologian talks about life and reflects on the sins he has committed. Centuries later, the memoirs of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte and Benjamin Franklin, Jawaharlal Nehru and Tony Blair, Felix Yusupov and Vladimir Nabokov saw the light of day. These and other memoirs contain interesting facts from the biography of the authors and stories about the background of historical events unknown to a wide circle of readers. Memoirs of crowned heads and members of their families are very popular, because... The life of the nobility aroused genuine interest and curiosity at all times. Some of the most scandalous pieces in the series include memoirs by Queen Marie of Romania, Princess Marie Romanov's life in exile after the 1917 Revolution, and the Dukes and Duchess of Windsor. Prince Harry's book, which many Britons call the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of members of the royal family, is ready to be published. Some people compare memoirs to peeping through a keyhole, others like the sincerity and deep confession of the authors. In the memoirs of outstanding personalities, every reader finds something close and understandable only to him. Autobiographical works contain elements of detective fiction, historical fiction, and romance. Thanks to this, the genre of memoirs is very popular, and an unusual holiday has been established in its honor - We Love Memoirs Day.