Memoir

A memoir, as a literary genre, forms a sub-class of autobiography. Memoirs may appear less structured and less encompassing than formal autobiographical works. They are often about part of a life, and often a public part of one's life, rather than one's whole life, from youth to old age.

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Literary - Genre - Autobiography

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Memoirs are commonly written by political and military leaders. However, recently several American professional writers, such as David Sedaris, Augusten Burroughs and Dave Eggers, have become famous almost solely for writing interesting or amusing memoirs.

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American - David Sedaris - Augusten Burroughs - Dave Eggers

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