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Fiction or Non-Fiction? Autobiographical Novels

From Wikipedia: "An autobiographical novel is a form of novel using autofiction techniques, or the merging of autobiographical and fictive elements. The literary technique is distinguished from an autobiography or memoir by the stipulation of being fiction. Because an autobiographical novel is partially fiction, the author does not ask the reader to expect the text to fulfill the "autobiographical pact".[1] Names and locations are often changed and events are recreated to make them more dramatic but the story still bears a close resemblance to that of the author's life. While the events of the author's life are recounted, there is no pretense of exact truth. Events may be exaggerated or altered for artistic or thematic purposes."
I added the Little House Series as Wilder was known to fictionalize some small events.
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Sherman Alexie
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
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Saul Bellow
Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
Anywhere but Here
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Mona Simpson
The Autobiography of Alice B. Tokias by Gertrude Stein
The Autobiography of Alice B. Tokias by Gertrude Stein
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
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Sylvia Plath
Boyhood (J.M. Coetzee)
Boyhood
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J.M. Coetzee
Boyhood (Leo Tolstoy)
Boyhood
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Leo Tolstoy
Childhood (Leo Tolstoy)
Childhood
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Leo Tolstoy
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
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James Agee
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
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Jack Kerouac
Empire of the Sun (JG Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
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JG Ballard
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
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Graham Greene
A Fan's Notes (Frederick Exley)
A Fan's Notes
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Frederick Exley
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
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Ernest Hemingway
Fatelessness (Imre Kertész)
Fatelessness
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Imre Kertész
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Hunter S. Thompson
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
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James Baldwin
The Hasheesh Eater (Fitz Hugh Ludlow)
The Hasheesh Eater
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Fitz Hugh Ludlow
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Maya Angelou
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
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Marcel Proust
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
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Ralph Ellison
John Barleycorn (Jack London)
John Barleycorn
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Jack London
Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night
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Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Junkie (William S. Burroughs)
Junkie
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William S. Burroughs
Lavengro (George Borrow)
Lavengro
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George Borrow
Little House Series (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House Series
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
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Louisa May Alcott
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
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Thomas Wolfe
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
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Marguerite Duras
Maiden Voyage (Denton Welch)
Maiden Voyage
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Denton Welch
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
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George Eliot
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
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James Frey
My Friend Leonard (James Frey)
My Friend Leonard
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James Frey
My Struggle (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
My Struggle
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Karl Ove Knausgaard
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
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Elie Wiesel
October Sky
October Sky
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Of Human Bondage (W Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
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W Somerset Maugham
Of Time and the River (Thomas Wolfe)
Of Time and the River
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Thomas Wolfe
Old School (Tobias Wolff)
Old School
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Tobias Wolff
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
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Jack Kerouac
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