Memoir vs. Biography

Memoirnoun

An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.

Memoirnoun

A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.

Memoirnoun

Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.

Memoirnoun

A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they are remembered by the writer. See History, 2.

Memoirnoun

A memorial of any individual; a biography; often, a biography written without special regard to method and completeness.

Memoirnoun

An account of something deemed noteworthy; an essay; a record of investigations of any subject; the journals and proceedings of a society.

Memoirnoun

an account of the author's personal experiences

Memoirnoun

an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic

Memoir

A memoir (; from French: mémoire: memoria, meaning memory or reminiscence) is any nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual.

Biographynoun

A person's life story, especially one published.

Biographynoun

The art of writing this kind of story.

Biographyverb

(transitive) To write a biography of.

Biographynoun

The written history of a person's life.

Biographynoun

Biographical writings in general.

Biographynoun

an account of the series of events making up a person's life

Biography

A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events.