Biography

Biography is a non-fiction genre.

These works share the story of a person's life. They are told in third-person by an author who may have known the subject of the biography or may have only researched them (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology [SAIT], 2016).

Characters featured in these works are generally well-known, famous, or infamous; if not, the theme or setting might draw the reader in (SAIT).

Other narrative non-fiction genres akin to biographies are autobiographies and memoirs which are both told by a "first-person narrator who chooses what to include and what will be excluded" (SAIT, 2016, p. 9).

For a list of biographies to check out, see Reedsy's list here.

References

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. (2016). Module 6: Narrative nonfiction. Retrieved from SAIT LIBR 260 Desire2Learn site.