Types and Features in Autobiography Writing

Authors(1) :-Dr. Abhijeet Kumar Mishra

Autobiography writing in English in India has its own style and features which is sometimes stated to be imitation of the West form and style. The types of autobiography in English have been tried to summarize here with the key features which elevates the the aroma of reading to the readers. The writer should give his own relistic records without any biasness and without concealing the facts which increases the interest of the reader. Feature must include the writer's self-introspection and presentation of contemporary issues in his autobiography. This paper is meant for a lucid understanding of the autobiography, memoir, paersonal essay and key features of a pioneer autobiography.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Abhijeet Kumar Mishra
Assistant Manager, NMDC Limited, A CPSE under Ministry of Steel, GOI, Delhi, India

Memoir, Enormous, Self-Revelation, Genre, Embraces, Milieu, Fictitious, Ornamental, Artistic, Mangnitude

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 2 | Issue 4 | July-August 2016
Date of Publication : 2016-07-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 335-338
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1624106
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

Cite This Article :

Dr. Abhijeet Kumar Mishra, " Types and Features in Autobiography Writing", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 2, Issue 4, pp.335-338, July-August-2016.
Journal URL : https://ijsrst.com/IJSRST1624106
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  • http://daviddouglasford.com
  •  "Lifetime Memories and Stories." Published 2009, in http://www.lifetimememoriesandstories.com/ebooks/WritingAnAutobiography.pdf
  • http://www.scanyourentirelife.com/how-write-a-autobiography-vs-memoir-difference-life-story-secret-tips/
  • "Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You" by Ray Bradbury (1987)
  • "On Writing" by Stephen King (2000)
  • "The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle" by Steven Pressfield (2002)
  • http://selfpublishingadvice.org/writing-how-to-turn-your-life-into-a-novel/
  • http://bettymingliu.com/2014/08/how-to-write-a-bio
  • http://goodinaroom.com/blog/autobiography-sell-a-movie-or-book-based-on-your-life-story/
  • "How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One" by Stanley Fish.
  • "Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life" by Anne Lamott.
  • "The Elements of Style. Illustrated." by Maira Kalman.
  • Betterton Kathleen ‘Writing’, P. 135.
  • Sayre Robert F, ‘The Examined self’, university of Wisconsinpress, 1988, P. 6.
  • Naipaul V.S, India: A Wounded civilization, Penguin, 1979, P. 101.
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  • http://daviddouglasford.com
  •  "Lifetime Memories and Stories." Published 2009, in http://www.lifetimememoriesandstories.com/ebooks/WritingAnAutobiography.pdf
  • http://www.scanyourentirelife.com/how-write-a-autobiography-vs-memoir-difference-life-story-secret-tips/
  • "Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You" by Ray Bradbury (1987)
  • "On Writing" by Stephen King (2000)
  • "The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle" by Steven Pressfield (2002)
  • http://selfpublishingadvice.org/writing-how-to-turn-your-life-into-a-novel/
  • http://bettymingliu.com/2014/08/how-to-write-a-bio
  • http://goodinaroom.com/blog/autobiography-sell-a-movie-or-book-based-on-your-life-story/
  • "How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One" by Stanley Fish.
  • "Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life" by Anne Lamott.
  • "The Elements of Style. Illustrated." by Maira Kalman.
  • Betterton Kathleen ‘Writing’, P. 135.
  • Sayre Robert F, ‘The Examined self’, university of Wisconsinpress, 1988, P. 6.
  • Naipaul V.S, India: A Wounded civilization, Penguin, 1979, P. 101.
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  • http://daviddouglasford.com
  •  "Lifetime Memories and Stories." Published 2009, in http://www.lifetimememoriesandstories.com/ebooks/WritingAnAutobiography.pdf
  • http://www.scanyourentirelife.com/how-write-a-autobiography-vs-memoir-difference-life-story-secret-tips/
  • "Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You" by Ray Bradbury (1987)
  • "On Writing" by Stephen King (2000)
  • "The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle" by Steven Pressfield (2002)
  • http://selfpublishingadvice.org/writing-how-to-turn-your-life-into-a-novel/
  • http://bettymingliu.com/2014/08/how-to-write-a-bio
  • http://goodinaroom.com/blog/autobiography-sell-a-movie-or-book-based-on-your-life-story/
  • "How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One" by Stanley Fish.
  • "Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life" by Anne Lamott.
  • "The Elements of Style. Illustrated." by Maira Kalman.
  • Betterton Kathleen ‘Writing’, P. 135.
  • Sayre Robert F, ‘The Examined self’, university of Wisconsinpress, 1988, P. 6.
  • Naipaul V.S, India: A Wounded civilization, Penguin, 1979, P. 101.
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