1. 'Memory is like a dog that lies down where it pleases'; 2. Flashes in the dark: first memories; 3. Smell and memory; 4. Yesterday's record; 5. The inner flashbulb; 6. 'Why do we remember forwards and not backwards?'; 7. The absolute memories of Funes and Sherashevsky; 8. The advantages of a defect: the savant syndrome; 9. The memory of a grandmaster: a conversation with Ton Sijbrands; 10. Trauma and memory: the Demjanjuk case; 11. Richard and Anna Wagner: forty-five years of married life; 12. 'In oval mirrors we drive around': on experiencing a sense of déjà vu; 13. Reminiscences; 14. Why life speeds up as you get older; 15. Forgetting; 16. 'I saw my life flash before me'; 17. From memory – portrait with still life.
Draaisma applies a blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation in exploring the nature of autobiographical memory.
'… fascinating.' The Independent
'… one finishes the book with a heightened awareness of the
complexity and the fickleness of human memory, and a genuine sense
of pleasure at having encountered such a subtle, entertaining, and
illuminating guide to the territory.' The Times Literary Supplement
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