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memoir | memoirish |

As a noun memoir

is an autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.

As an adjective memoirish is

in the style of a memoir.

memoir

English

(wikipedia memoir)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
    • When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs .
  • Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.

    • Usage notes

    * A memoir differs from a simple autobiography by not focusing on the author as the primary subject matter, but on people and events in the author's life. Emphasis is placed on personal observations about external events. * The plural memoirs is very often used to refer to a single work.

    Related terms

    * memory

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    memoirish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the style of a memoir.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 2, author=Penelope Green, title=Updating Newport, Ever So Gently, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=This year you can soak up its pre-Woodstock, pre-civil-rights-age vibe from the pages of a new memoirish coffee-table book peppered with photographs of family groups on Newport lawns called “A Privileged Life: Celebrating WASP Style,” by Susanna Salk, and also from the movie “Evening” — another WASP-y “remembrance of things past,” like the Susan Minot novel on which it is based. }}