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autobiography

[aw-tuh-bahy-og-ruh-fee, -bee-, aw-toh-] / ˌɔ tə baɪˈɒg rə fi, -bi-, ˌɔ toʊ- /


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Maya Angelou’s autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was included in the purge; Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” was not.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Mr. Barris does draw effectively on West’s self-excoriating autobiography, “West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life,” and does try to interview everyone who matters to the Jerry West story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The daily diary is distinct from a formal autobiography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But she has also taken on several money-spinning projects including a documentary called "Melania," made in a multi-million-dollar deal with Amazon, and an audiobook of her autobiography that is narrated by AI.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Alex Haley and I had discussed the possibility of my writing his autobiography to acknowledge our literary circle, our family of writers—my father to him and him to me.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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