An autobiography vs Autobiography and imagination: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Autobiographie, Biography & Memoir
An autobiography
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Anthony Trollope became one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of Trollope's best-loved works, known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the…
Autobiography and imagination
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This book looks at the autobiographical work of nine twentieth-century writers – Henry Adams, Henry James, W. B. Yeats, Boris Pasternak, Leiris, Jean-Paul Sartre, Vladimir Nabokov, Henry Green and Adrian Stokes. The…
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The verdict
- Autobiography and imagination is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for An autobiography.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| An autobiography | Autobiography and imagination | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (11238) | — |
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Reception
| An autobiography | Autobiography and imagination | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11238 | — |
| Editions | 60 | 7 |
| Citations | — | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Pages | 321 | 178 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is shorter to read: An autobiography or Autobiography and imagination?
Autobiography and imagination is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Autobiography and imagination (178 pages, ≈ 3 h 18 m); An autobiography (321 pages, ≈ 5 h 57 m).
Which is harder to read: An autobiography or Autobiography and imagination?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — An autobiography: Challenging; Autobiography and imagination: Moderate.