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autobiográfico

autobiographical

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Usage Note

Autobiográfico describes a work or element that draws directly on the author's own life. The corresponding noun is autobiografía. In criticism, distinguishing lo autobiográfico (the autobiographical element) from outright autobiography is common, since many novels blend invented and lived experience.

Examples

"Su primera novela tiene un marcado carácter autobiográfico."

Natural Translation

Her first novel has a markedly autobiographical character.

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