5 Must Read Auto-Biographies

An autobiography is a first-hand experience of the writers written by the authors, thereby making them fascinating to readers and allowing them to comprehend the authors' "other," unseen side. Autobiographies are written predominantly by famous individuals. They tell us countless stories, the hardships of the writers in life, the experiences they have gone through, making the autobiographers more real.

Posted On October 29th, 2020

Boy Erased by Garrad Conley

Garrard traces the dynamic relationships between family, religion , and culture by facing his buried history and the stigma of a life lived in the shadows. This memoir is at times heart-breaking, at times victorious, a testament of love that, against all odds, survives.

Straight To Normal by Shrif D Rangnekar

The autobiography of a gay man who had to combat bouts of uncertainty, weakness, terror, dejection and depression and also unlearn the normative concept of lust, love and all in between, in order to overcome the temptation to kill himself and find a purpose for living.

Becoming By Michelle Obama

t is a memoir written in 2018 by the former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama. The book, described as a profoundly personal experience by the author, talks about her upbringing and how she found her voice, as well as her time in the White House, her fight for public health, and her role as a mother.

I am Malala by Malala Yousfzai

I AM MALALA is the extraordinary tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the struggle for the education of girls, of a father who, a school owner himself, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of courageous parents who, in a community that values sons, have a fierce love for their daughter.

Born A Crime by Trevor Noah

The memoir of the coming-of-age of one man, set during the dusk of apartheid and the ensuing turbulent days of liberty. The unlikely journey of Trevor Noah from apartheid South Africa to The Daily Show's desk started with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when, for five years or more, such a marriage was punishable.