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[coraa]

Frivolous quiz time:

EDIT: Also, essay question: What, to you, is the difference between 'autobiography' and 'memoir'? Is there a difference?

[Poll #1251481]

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Comments

[clairebaxter.livejournal.com]

I think an autobiography is a complete story of someone's life (at least up until the time it was written), whereas a memoir would be a specific story from someone's life, maybe about the years they lived in China, or their childhood, say.