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</div>''']''' (from the ] words ''bios'', meaning 'life', and ''graphein'', meaning 'to write') is a genre of ] and other forms of media like ], based on the written accounts of individual lives. While a biography may focus on a subject of ] or ], the term is usually in reference to non-fiction. As opposed to a ] or ], a biography develops complex insight and highlights different textures of personality including intimate details of experiences. A biography is more than a list of facts like birth, education, work, relationships and death. It also delves into the emotions of experiencing such events. | </div>''']''' (from the ] words ''bios'', meaning 'life', and ''graphein'', meaning 'to write') is a genre of ] and other forms of media like ], based on the written accounts of individual lives. While a biography may focus on a subject of ] or ], the term is usually in reference to non-fiction. As opposed to a ] or ], a biography develops complex insight and highlights different textures of personality including intimate details of experiences. A biography is more than a list of facts like birth, education, work, relationships and death. It also delves into the emotions of experiencing such events. |
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Biography (from the Greek words bios, meaning 'life', and graphein, meaning 'to write') is a genre of literature and other forms of media like film, based on the written accounts of individual lives. While a biography may focus on a subject of fiction or non-fiction, the term is usually in reference to non-fiction. As opposed to a profile or curriculum vitae, a biography develops complex insight and highlights different textures of personality including intimate details of experiences. A biography is more than a list of facts like birth, education, work, relationships and death. It also delves into the emotions of experiencing such events.
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