It can be, but the story could also be a biography or an autobiography.
A memoir is not necessarily about a person's life. It could also be about an historical event or a related series of events - and should be written from personal knowledge or from sources of personal knowledge.
Life story. Memoir(s).
A synonym for biography (a life story) is memoir.
A genre that tells a story about a time in someone's life is called a "coming-of-age" genre. It typically focuses on the growth and development of a character as they transition from childhood to adulthood, dealing with challenges and experiences that shape their identity.
An essay typically explores a specific topic or argument in a structured and analytical manner, often including research and citations to support claims. In contrast, a short story is a work of fiction that focuses on a narrative with characters, setting, and plot, aiming to entertain or evoke emotions in the reader.
A memoir is a nonfictional account of a person's own life experiences, typically focusing on specific events or periods that have had a significant impact on the author. Memoirs often reflect on the author's thoughts, feelings, and reflections on their past experiences.
If someone ELSE writes it about your life it is called a Biography if YOU write a story about your life it is called a Autobiography.
memoir : is someone telling his or her life story at a specific moment in time w/ a limited view & intent ~it doesnt have to be completely factual, its how you remember the moment
Memoir writers select certain events that stand out in their memories.
There's no synonym that actually means "biography about a person, written by the person themselves", however these are similar: Memoirs (probably the best match, it usually implies that it was written by the person and not someone else) Biography Life-story Lift-history
A memoir is more about one career, as opposed to an autobiography, which is mainly personal. A memoir is usually about a person's career and not so much about their personal life a as an autobiography would be. A memoir is about how someone remembers their life to be and what accomplishments they have made. An autobiography focuses on a person's life usually in chronological order of life events. A memoir would focus on the details of those events. They are both books about first-hand memories of events. An autobiography is a biography of the person writing it. All autobiographies could have the title "The Story of My Life". A memoir, on the other hand, is not about the author, even though it contains first-hand memories of events. The focus is on other more famous people or things caught up in the author's life. So, if you want to know about the life of Santa Claus, you could either read his autobiography, "The Story of My Life", by Santa Claus, or a memoir, "350 Years in Santa's Workshop" by one of the elves.
An autobiography is the story of the writer's own life, written by him/herself. A memoir is also written about the writer's life, but it is focused on the writer's memories of an important event or period in the writer's life, not his/her entire life.
The ISBN of Half a Life - memoir - is 0812982533.