Autobiography- writing about own life.
Can be reflective, even 'confessional', as the writer considers past actions.
May be self-justifyng, naive or untrue.
May be written with a purpose of promoting the subject's career.
Biography- writing about life.
Can range from 'hatchet jobs', designed to ruin their subject's reputations
to 'hagiographies', which have good stuff to say.
The point of view may come from the writer's own relationship with the subject, or may be based on consideration of evidence.
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