Definition

1. Noun:
   • Autobiography: A written work in which the author narrates the story of their own life.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cuốn tự truyện của bà ấy rất cảm động. (Her autobiography is very moving.)
  • Ông ấy đang viết tự truyện. (He is writing an autobiography.)
  • Tôi thích đọc tự truyện hơn tiểu sử. (I prefer reading autobiographies to biographies.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tự truyện" inherently implies a first-person, subjective narrative perspective. It is distinct from a biography ("tiểu sử"), which is written by someone else.
• It can be used to refer to the literary genre as a whole.
  • Tự truyện là một thể loại văn học quan trọng. (Autobiography is an important literary genre.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hồi ký (n): Memoir. While an autobiography typically covers the author's entire life, a memoir often focuses on specific experiences or periods.
  • Cuốn hồi ký tập trung vào thời chiến của tác giả. (The memoir focuses on the author's wartime experiences.)

Synonyms

• Life story: A narrative of a person's life.
• Memoir (note: this is a related but distinct genre).

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly formed with the word "tự truyện". The concept is typically expressed directly.