Memoir definition and examples
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Memoir
Type of autobiographical or biographical writing
This article is about the literary genre.
Memoir definition and examples
For other uses, see Memoir (disambiguation).
A memoir (;[1] from French mémoire[me.mwaʁ], from Latin memoria 'memory, remembrance') is any nonfictionnarrative writing based on the author's personal memories.[2][3] The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual.
While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiography since the late 20th century, the genre is differentiated in form, presenting a narrowed focus, usually a particular time phase in someone's life or career.
A biography or autobiography tells the story "of a life", while a memoir often tells the story of a particular career, event, or time, such as touchstone moments and turning points in the author's life. The author of a memoir may be referred to as a memoirist or a memorialist.