Memoir

A memoir (from the French word mémoire or the Latin memoria, meaning "memory") is a literary genre and a kind of autobiography.

Overview

A person who writes memoirs can be called a memoirist. An autobiography tells the story of a life, while a memoir tells a story from a life, such as touchstone events and turning points from the author's life.

Memoir Media

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  Title page of Henry Thoreau's memoir, Walden (1854)

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  An excerpt from the manuscript "Memoires on Napoleon's campaigns, experienced as a soldier of the second regiment", written by Joseph Abbeel, 1805–1815.