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Plot Summary of Bio of an Ogre
"This is the autobiography of Piers Anthony written by himself. The novel covers his birthplace and eventual move to America, meeting his wife, his struggle with publishers, the jobs he had to take to get to where he is, and even the problems with his diagnosis with diabetes. The book also looks at his relationship with his wife and the eventual birth of his two daughters."
Shawn Vaillancourt, Resident Scholar

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Plot
job/profession: - writer
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 60's-90's
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - White
How sensitive is this person? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other people
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 (some)
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - Spain

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Book makes you feel? - thoughtful
Is book humorous? Yes
If humorous, kind of humor - puns
Writer's slant towards subject: - neutral
Story of entire life, or part? - story of nearly entire life
Autobiography? Yes
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
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