While there are a great many similarities between biographies and memoirs, there are a few subtle yet distinctive variances between the two categories of literature. Both tell the tale of an individual, but the difference between them lies in the parameters and style of the narrative.
Typically, biographies span the entire lifetime of the subject, from infancy through childhood to all the adventures experienced during adulthood. Much like documentaries on film, events covered in a biography will most likely unfold in chronological order. Autobiographies follow the same rules as biographies with one provision: that the author is also the subject. Quite simply, a biography is a chronicle documenting an individual’s history. There are no hard and fast rules for biographical accounts, as one person’s lifetime can vary wildly from another’s, but in general Continue reading
