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Meanings of autobiography in English

Russian
автобиография
Portuguese
autobiografia
Spanish
autobiografias
Catalan
autobiografia

Biography written by the subject.

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автобиография
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Examples for "autobiographical writing"
Examples for "autobiographical writing"
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Park's main source for Nadezhda is her own autobiographical writing, though here lies a problem.
The Guardian
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He is a strong believer in autobiographical writing.
The new yorker
3
Then there is her autobiographical writing.
The Guardian
4
In her autobiographical writing - and when we meet - she does her best to turn herself into a footnote.
The Guardian
5
L. expounds at length on the subject of autobiographical writing, and her navel-gazing bouts of undergraduate theorising are the only sections that impede the pace.
The Guardian
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We have some other pieces of self-biography, precious to the philosopher.
Literary Character of Men of Genius / Drawn from Their Own Feeli...
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The dead generations live again in these old self-biographies.
Old Portraits and Modern Sketches / Part 1 from Volume VI of The...
Usage of autobiography in English
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Tina Turner is currently promoting new autobiography, Tina Turner: My Love Story.
Ebony
2
Even their approach to the task of autobiography offers a significant contrast.
The Guardian
3
Mr. Jefferson wrote in his autobiography regarding the Continental Congress in 1783:
Thomas Jefferson, a Character Sketch
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It is barely mentioned in the autobiography furnished to Fell in 1859.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
5
I also read Steve Redgrave's autobiography recently and I really enjoyed it.
The Guardian
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Her autobiography Relish, out recently, provided the opportunity to do just that.
The South African
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EBONY: You've mentioned before that Ghana Must Go is not your autobiography.
Ebony
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That would have been my family, me, he said in his autobiography.
The Guardian
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Short autobiography written in 1860 for use in preparing a campaign biography.
McClure's Magazine December, 1895
10
She was, she said, working on her autobiography, Reform School or Hollywood.
The Guardian
11
There was more in his autobiography, published a couple of years later.
The Guardian
12
Yes; the diarist must always have his eye on a possible autobiography.
Not that it Matters
13
The best thing about John Wardle's autobiography is that he's crushingly honest.
The Irish Times
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He has just published his autobiography, Stories I Only Tell My Friends.
The Guardian
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His unorthodox approach to writing his autobiography, One Voice, signalled the shift.
The Irish Times
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After years of vague hints, Morrissey says he has written his autobiography.
The Irish Times
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Autobiography through the time
Autobiography across language varieties
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