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What’s the difference between an autobiography and a memoir? I’ll tell you right now: Memoirs are autobiographies without the elitist attitude. Even though people say they’re distinct…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":19960,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"goal":[],"fear":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMemoir vs Autobiography: What's the Difference?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the literary world, a lot of people argue about what makes a memoir vs. an autobiography. What's the difference? And which should you write? 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