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autofiction
autofiction n. 
/ˈɑdoʊˌfɪkʃ(ə)n/ a genre of fiction based on (a part of) the author's life, often presented as a first-person narrative in the style of a novel; fictionalized autobiography; a work of this type. [The term is sometimes said to have been coined (in French) by Serge Doubrovsky in 1977 with reference to his novel of that year, Fils, but in fact the word is attested in English before that date: see quot. 1976.]
Brit. /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)ˌfɪkʃn/
, /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)ˌfɪkʃn/U.S. /ˈɔdoʊˌfɪkʃ(ə)n/
, /ˈɔdoʊˌfɪkʃ(ə)n//ˈɑdoʊˌfɪkʃ(ə)n/ΚΠ
1976 New Lit. Hist. 7 556 This is to see fiction as a mode of tethered autobiography, or auto-fiction.
1998 J. E. Flower Short French Fiction 140 Fictionality and fragmentation soon went on to become key principles in the ‘new autobiography’ practised by the likes of Nathalie Sarraute,..and in the ‘autofiction’ of Serge Doubrovsky.
2005 N.Y. Mag. 7 Feb. 81/3 More illuminating is the case of JT LeRoy, onetime prostitute and drug addict, whose auto-fictions have garnered legions of fans.
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