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A '''biography''' (from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''bios'' meaning "life", and ''graphos'' meaning "write") is an account of a person's life, usually [[publishing|published]] in the form of a book or essay, or in some other form, such as a film. An [[autobiography]] (''auto'', meaning "self", giving ''self-biography'') is a biography by the same person it is about. A biography is more than a list of impersonal facts (like birth, education, work, relationships and death), it also portrays the subject's experience of those events. Unlike a [[profile]] or [[curriculum vitae]], a biography presents the subject's story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life, including intimate details of experiences, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.
A work is '''biographical''' if it covers all or part of a person's life. Biographical works are usually non-fiction, but fiction can also be used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical coverage is called [[legacy writing]]. Together, all biographical works form the [[genre]] known as '''biography''', in literature, film, and other forms of [[media]].
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[[Category: General Reference]]