Autobiographical novel
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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 |
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| 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 |
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