An autobiography is a book someone writes about their own life.
A memoir is also generally something written about oneself, but represents a specific period of life, or the story of a particular experience, as opposed to a narrative of the entire life.
Autobiographical fiction uses factual elements from the author's life as inspiration for fictional tales.
Autobiographies and Memoirs:
Books that people write about their own lives can be a bit tricky to find. Here are some tips:
- From the "Start Your Research Here" box, use the search term Biography and limit your search to Books.
- Then, on your results page, click Advanced Search.
- Limit the field for that search term to SU Subject Terms. That will look for the term Biography as the main subject of the book.
- Then, browse through the results to see book where the subject and the author is the same. If in doubt, check with a librarian or your professor.