Difference between

autobiography and memoirs

Apart from biography
Three different none-fiction narratives

 Biography
 Autobiography
 Memoirs

But what is the difference?

Biography

 Story of a person’s life.

 Written by another person.
Autobiography

 Story of a person’s life.

 Written by that same person.
 Talks about the person’s entire life.
 Usually a famous or important person.
 Telling events chronologically.
 Emphasis on facts and history.
Memoirs

 Collection of a person’s memories.

 Written by that same person.
 Can be about anyone.
 Usually about parts of that person’s life.
 Can move back and forth in time.
 Emphasis on emotional experience