memoir

Summary

memoir is a literary genre^[1]. memoir ranks in the top 6% of literary_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,557 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• memoir's instance of is recorded as literary genre^[3].
• memoir is a type of autobiography^[4].
• memoir's Commons category is recorded as Memoirs^[5].
• memoir's said to be the same as is recorded as memoir literature^[6].
• memoir's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Memoirs^[7].
• memoir's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[8].
• memoir's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[9].
• memoir's partially coincident with is recorded as autobiography^[10].
• memoir's different from is recorded as autobiography^[11].
• memoir's different from is recorded as personal history^[12].
• memoir's practiced by is recorded as memoirist^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

memoir's instance of is recorded as literary genre^[3]. memoir is a type of autobiography^[4].

Why It Matters

memoir ranks in the top 6% of literary_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,557 views/month).^[2] memoir has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] memoir is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]