BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs

Paper · Semantic Scholar

This research paper explores the concept of narrative hailing the mental dilemma due to the impact and implications of the autography and memoirs. It tries to analyze the influence of autobiographies and memoirs on public perception of mental health, exploring how personal recovery narratives can challenge stigma, raise awareness, and contribute to a more nuanced understanding of mental health issues. I’ll be choosi…

Reference · Wikidata

genre and publication type, biography written by the subject

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life, providing a personal narrative that reflects on the author's experiences, memories, and insights. This genre allows individuals to share their unique perspectives and stories, offering readers a glimpse into the author's personal journey and the historical or cultural context in which they lived.

Image · Europeana

Book · DOAB

Benjamin Franklin wrote his posthumously published memoir—a model of the genre—in several pieces and in different temporal and physical places. Douglas Anderson’s study of this work reveals the famed inventor as a literary adept whose approach to autobiographical narrative was as innovative and radical as the inventions and political thought for which he is renowned.Franklin never completed his autobiography, choosi…

Full text · Open Library

Published in Atlantic monthly Sep. 1898-Sep. 1899 under title The autobiography of a revolutionist. Graphic details of Russian conditions and of an eventful life. — A.L.A. Catalog 1904 “Kropotkin’s story is a singularly rich, diversified, and romantic one, and it is attractively told. Nothing more interesting in its way has ever been written than the chapters relating his prison life and escape. The book abounds i…

Image · DPLA

Autobiography of Ruth Tulchinsky. Ms. Tulchinsky recounts her life in Germany and immigration to the United States before World War II, her life and career in South Bend, and marriage to Maurice Tulchinsky. With commentary on Jewish life, thought, and genealogy, and the impact of the Holocaust on her family. Includes an account of her husband's work as lawyer for the NAACP, and their friendship with South Bend civil…