Autofiction is a term applied to fictional autobiographies and memoirs, or life stories that include elements of fiction. Some authors and scholars define a memoir as a factual, straightforward account of events, while they classify autofiction as a recounting that offers more for the reader, such as analysis and insight into the motivation of the major character. Readers oftentimes cite the journal- or diary-like quality of autofiction as one of its appeals.

Salem Press Encyclopedia of Literature, 2022. 2p.