Autobiographical novel

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David Copperfield

An autobiographical novel, also known as an autobiographical fiction, fictional autobiography, or autobiographical fiction novel, is a type of novel which uses autofiction techniques, or the merging of autobiographical and fictive elements. The literary technique is distinguished from a typical autobiography or memoir by being a work of fiction presented in the same fashion as a typical non-fiction autobiography by "imitating the conventions of an autobiography."[1]

Because an autobiographical novel is partially fiction, the author does not ask the reader to expect the text to fulfill the "autobiographical pact".[2] Names and locations are often changed and events are recreated to make them more dramatic but the story still bears a close resemblance to that of the author's life. While the events of the author's life are recounted, there is no pretense of exact truth. Events may be exaggerated or altered for artistic or thematic purposes.[3]

Fully autobiographical novels can be distinguished from semi-autobiographical novels or romans à clef[4]. Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar is often considered to be an example of a semi-autobiographical novel.[3][5]

Notable autobiographical novels

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Author Title Year
Script error: No such module "Sort". A Death in the Family 1957
Script error: No such module "Sort". Little Women 1868
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007
Script error: No such module "Sort". I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969
Script error: No such module "Sort". Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953
Script error: No such module "Sort". Empire of the Sun 1984
Script error: No such module "Sort". Once Upon a Time: A Floating Opera 1994
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Adventures of Augie March 1953
Script error: No such module "Sort". Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest 1851
Script error: No such module "Sort". Villette 1853
Script error: No such module "Sort". Rubyfruit Jungle 1973
Script error: No such module "Sort". Post Office 1971
Script error: No such module "Sort". Junkie 1953
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Way of All Flesh 1903
Script error: No such module "Sort". Journey to the End of the Night 1932
Script error: No such module "Sort". Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life 1997
Script error: No such module "Sort". Youth: Scenes from Provincial Life II 2002
Script error: No such module "Sort". Summertime 2009
Script error: No such module "Sort". David Copperfield 1850
Script error: No such module "Sort". Great Expectations 1861
Script error: No such module "Sort". Granny, Iliko, Illarion, and I 1960
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Sunny Night 1967
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Lover 1984
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Mill on the Floss 1860
Script error: No such module "Sort". Invisible Man 1952
Script error: No such module "Sort". Happening 2000
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Years 2008
Script error: No such module "Sort". A Fan's Notes 1967
Script error: No such module "Sort". This Side of Paradise 1920
Script error: No such module "Sort". A Million Little PiecesTemplate:Efn 2003
Script error: No such module "Sort". My Friend LeonardTemplate:Efn 2005
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Thief's Journal 1949
Script error: No such module "Sort". Our Lady of the Flowers 1943
Script error: No such module "Sort". Looking for Alaska 2005
Script error: No such module "Sort". The End of the Affair 1951
Script error: No such module "Sort". A Farewell to Arms 1929
Script error: No such module "Sort". October Sky 1998
Script error: No such module "Sort". Tom Brown's School Days 1857
Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". 1916
Script error: No such module "Sort". On the Road 1957
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Dharma Bums 1958
Script error: No such module "Sort". Fatelessness 1975
Script error: No such module "Sort". My Struggle series 2009–2011
Script error: No such module "Sort". Sons and Lovers 1913
Script error: No such module "Sort". Richard Yates 2010
Script error: No such module "Sort". John Barleycorn 1913
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Hasheesh Eater 1857
Script error: No such module "Sort". A River Runs Through It and Other Stories 1976
Script error: No such module "Sort". Flowering Nettle 1934
Script error: No such module "Sort". Of Human Bondage 1915
Script error: No such module "Sort". Tropic of Cancer 1934
Script error: No such module "Sort". Tropic of Capricorn 1939
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Tao of Muhammad Ali 1996
Script error: No such module "Sort". Ciaphas Cain 2003
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Things They Carried 1990
Script error: No such module "Sort". A Personal Matter 1964
Script error: No such module "Sort". Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 1973
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Bell Jar 1963
Script error: No such module "Sort". In Search of Lost TimeTemplate:Efn 1927
Script error: No such module "Sort". Shantaram 2003
Script error: No such module "Sort". Anywhere but Here 1986
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas 1933
Script error: No such module "Sort". Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1971
Script error: No such module "Sort". Childhood 1852
Script error: No such module "Sort". Boyhood 1854
Script error: No such module "Sort". Youth 1856
Script error: No such module "Sort". A Voice Through a Cloud 1950
Script error: No such module "Sort". Maiden Voyage 1943
Script error: No such module "Sort". NightTemplate:Efn 1958
Script error: No such module "Sort". Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 1985
Script error: No such module "Sort". Of Time and the River 1935
Script error: No such module "Sort". Look Homeward, Angel 1929
Script error: No such module "Sort". Old SchoolTemplate:Efn 2003

See also

Notes

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References

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