Biography

Biography

Biography Definition

A biography is simply a bio that gives an account or detailed description about the life of a person. It entails basic facts such as childhood, education, career, relationships, family and death. Biography is a literary genre that portrays the experiences of all these events occurred in the life of a person mostly in a chronological order. Unlike a resume or profile, biography provides life story of a subject, highlighting different aspects of his/her life. The person or the writer, who writes biographies, is called as a biographer.

Types of Biography

There are three types of biography:

• Autobiography

It tells the story of a person’s life, who writes it himself or herself. However, sometimes he/she may take guidance from a ghostwriter or collaborator.

• Biography

It narrates the life story of a person written by another person or writer. It is further divided into five categories:

 Popular biography
 Historical biography
 Literary biography
 Reference biography
 Fictional biography
 Memoir

This is a more focused term than an autobiography or a biography. In a memoir, a writer himself/herself narrates the details of a particular event or situation occurred in his/her lifetime.

Standards

This subject to grade XI