Important Biographies Memoirs & Biographical Novels

Explore a curated list of the most important biographies, memoirs, and biographical novels. Discover inspiring life stories, historical figures, and captivating personal journeys in these must-read books.

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The Bell Jar

by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under--maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath …
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Alias Grace

by Margaret Atwood

The bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments reveals the life of one of the most notorious women of the nineteenth century in …
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Dust Tracks on a Road

 

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I Know why the Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou

The moving and beautiful autobiography of a talented black woman. ". . . I have no words for this achievement, but I know that not …
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The Diary of a Young Girl

by Anne Frank

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Aphrodite

 

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Tuesdays with Morrie

by Mitch Albom

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom …
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

by Frederick Douglass

This book is an autobiographical account by runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his experiences with his owners and overseers and discusses how slavery affected …