Which term denotes a narrative about a person's life written by someone other than the subject?

• A. Biography
• B. Memoir
• C. Autobiography
• D. Nonfiction

Answer: (C)

When a narrative about a person’s life is written by someone else, the work is a biography. It presents the subject’s life in third person and is typically based on research, interviews, and historical records, offering a broad view of major life events. By contrast, an autobiography is written by the person themselves, telling their life story in first person. A memoir focuses on specific experiences or periods of the author’s life and includes personal reflections rather than a full life account. Nonfiction is the broader category that includes biographies, memoirs, and autobiographies, but it doesn’t specify who wrote it or the scope. So the term for a life story written by someone other than the subject is biography.