autobiographical
adj.describing a story or book that a person writes about their own life. It means the author is sharing their real experiences and memories.
adj.relating to or based on the author's own life experiences. Often used to describe literary works or films where the narrative closely mirrors the creator's personal history.
“She wrote an autobiographical novel about her childhood.”
“Many readers wonder how much of the protagonist's struggle is truly autobiographical and how much is fiction.”
“The director's latest film is deeply autobiographical, drawing on his formative years in post-war Italy to explore themes of displacement and artistic awakening.”
Typically used attributively before a noun; often modified by adverbs like 'largely', 'partly', or 'deeply'.
“It adds up to nothing more, nor less, than a divertingly dotty autobiographical standup hour.”
“Much of the narrative, as Crooks notes in the acknowledgments, is autobiographical.”
From autobiography + -ical or auto- + biographical.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.