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memoir

[mem-wahr, -wawr] / ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr /


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In his memoir “Beautiful Things,” Hunter confesses he even has the Hebrew word for peace—shalom—tattooed on his arm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

No wonder Ms. Wisse’s 2021 memoir “Free as a Jew” begins by praising her father for his political realism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Pratt enrolled at USC in 2003, hoping to “conquer Wall Street,” according to his memoir.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Elaborately framed as the translation of a rediscovered travel memoir, complete with fictional footnotes, many readers thought it was about a genuine historic text when the book was first published in 2020.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

When Olaudah Equiano published his memoir, he educated his readers about the horrors of the slave trade.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson




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