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When an author writes the story of his own life, that book is classified as _____. a journal, an autobiography, an essay, a novel?

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An autobiography

Step-by-step explanation:

An autobiography is a self - written account of somebody's life. The word comes from Greek ( self-life-write).

An autobiography can be written in various forms: as a narrative, a journal, diaries, journals, memoirs.

An autobiography is mainly based on the author's memory of his life and his life's events.

There are different types of autobiographies: thematic, religious, intellectual or even fictionalized.

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From the choices given, the best phrase to fill the blank is "an autobiography". Autobiography is an account of the life of an individual wherein it is also written by that individual. It can be written or told by the person.
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