memoir

memorias

Libro en el que una persona cuenta su propia vida y sus experiencias.

En inglés sencillo: A book in which someone writes about their own life and experiences.

• She wrote a memoir about her childhood.
• His memoirs describe his years at sea.
• Have you read the actor’s latest memoir?

Sinónimos: recollections, autobiography

Expresiones frecuentes: write a memoir, personal memoir, war memoir

biografía

Libro sobre la vida de alguien, escrito por quien lo conoció o utilizando relatos de quienes lo conocieron.

En inglés sencillo: A book about someone’s life, written by someone who knew them or used accounts from people who did.

• Her memoir of her sister is deeply moving.
• He wrote a short memoir of his former teacher.
• The memoir draws on letters from the painter’s friends.

Cómo se usa: memoir of someone (He published a memoir of his father.)

Sinónimos: biography, life story

Expresiones frecuentes: memoir of someone, biographical memoir