1An account of a person's life written by that person.
‘he gives a vivid description of his childhood in his autobiography’
‘Women are also less likely to have had the self-confidence to write diaries and autobiographies.’
‘But, there are far more poorly written biographies and autobiographies by generals than there are good ones.’
‘I was 14 when my English teacher set us the task of writing our autobiographies and, wishing to be as precise as possible, I asked my mother for my birth certificate.’
‘He wrote two autobiographies and many novels loosely based on his family's history and yet he remained, it seems, a private man.’
‘People in their twenties should have better things to be doing than writing autobiographies.’
‘The first thing she tells the reader is that she is not unique, which is a relief - most people write autobiographies to persuade us that they are.’
‘Unlike other scholars, he has chosen to give equal weight to works of fiction as well as diaries, memoirs and autobiographies.’
‘The author also suffers from the fact that two of his subjects have written terrific autobiographies.’
‘Are there any new biographies or autobiographies due out this summer that you would recommend?’
‘She includes extracts from letters and diaries as well as autobiographies.’
‘Many collections of working class autobiographies have been published and include several written by women.’
‘Superstar autobiographies usually have a few wild statements.’
‘Celebrity autobiographies are very tricky things indeed.’
‘By stressing their autobiographies more than their music, they may lose fans who simply want a good record, not a memoir.’
‘Both artists are skilled storytellers, able to use a few deftly chosen images to render snapshots of their own autobiographies.’
‘One of my guilty pleasures is reading military autobiographies.’
‘In a surprisingly candid autobiography, he reveals how his upbringing shaped his writing.’
‘Let's just say that by 30, I want to have had an international best-selling autobiography.’
‘On a related note has any one read his autobiography?’
‘And members of the winning team will each receive a signed copy of his new autobiography.’
‘There is an unusual emphasis on ghosts in herautobiography.’
memoirs, life story, account of one's life, personal history