Is there such a category in books as a fictional memoir (tales about one's own life with exaggerated elements included for entertainment)?
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Most memoirs include substantial amounts of exaggeration if not fictional elements. Look at Clive James' 'An Unreliable Memoir', for example. – S. Mitchell Sep 20 '20 at 14:42
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Then I'm curious as to how do you box the case of James Frey's A MILLION LITTLE PIECES, which was originally sold as a memoir, before being sold as semi-fictional? – La-V Sep 20 '20 at 19:16
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2Welcome, La-V. This is a good question, but one that has been asked and answered here before: What Genre Category for a Semi-Fictional Memoir?. You might also find this relevant: https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/26159/my-autobiography-is-exciting-but-im-an-unknown-should-i-make-it-a-novel-inste/36913#36913 – Chris Sunami Sep 21 '20 at 14:34