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A memoir from French mémoire, from Latin memoria 'memory, remembrance') is any
nonfiction narrative writing based on the author's personal memories. The assertions
made in the work are thus understood to be factual. While memoir has historically
been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiography since the late 20th
century, the genre is differentiated in form, presenting a narrowed focus, usually
a particular time phase in someone's life or career. A biography or autobiography
tells the story "of a life", while a memoir often tells the story of a particular
career, event, or time, such as touchstone moments and turning points in the author's
life. The author of a memoir may be referred to as a memoirist or a memorialist.
Memoirs today
In the early 1990s, memoirs written by ordinary people experienced a sudden
upsurge, as an increasing number of people realized that their ancestors’ and
their own stories were about to disappear, in part as a result of the opportunities
and distractions of technological advances. At the same time, psychology and other
research began to show that familiarity with genealogy helps people find their
place in the world and that life review helps people come to terms with their
own past.
With the advent of inexpensive digital book production in the first decade of
the 21st century, the genre exploded. Memoirs written as a way to pass down a
personal legacy, rather than as a literary work of art or historical document,
are emerging as a personal and family responsibility.
- Wikipedia