Offers an approach to the study of autobiography and applies it to the use of that genre in modern Spain.

Angel Loureiro proposes an ethics of autobiography that will change the way the genre is perceived. He draws from his own experiences as well as from a wide range of previous theoretical works on autobiography and traces its complex interplays between the political, discursive, rhetorical, and ethical dimensions. After laying out these theoretical foundations, Loureiro puts them to work in analyzing four of the most fascinating autobiographies written by Spanish exiles.