Cirrus@Austlit

Author's note: 'In this work, I combine some longitudinal discontinuity with thematic layering to produce a piece where the gaps must be read both sideways and up and down. But significantly, I investigate a combination of genres—fiction, creative nonfiction and travel writing. The outcome here might be termed ‘radical memoir’. Considering the fragmented nature of experience and memory, it seems to me logical that memoir should be a discontinuous and layered genre, not subject to conventional structuring. Using the central image of the illuminated map, this piece weaves together philosophical issues of place and mapping with personal experience, fictional detailing, and literary studies.'