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Memoir
As a literary genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire from the Latin memoria, meaning "memory", or a reminiscence), forms a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable in modern parlance. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir.
Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is determined by the work's context and is ...more
Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is determined by the work's context and is ...more
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Once Upon a Road Trip (Once Upon a Road Trip, #1)
by Angela N. Blount (Goodreads Author)
by Angela N. Blount (Goodreads Author)
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Given Away, a Sicilian Upbringing
by Marianna Randazzo (Goodreads Author)
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by Marianna Randazzo (Goodreads Author)
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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir
by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Goodreads Author)
by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Goodreads Author)
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