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Autobiographies

● An account of person’s life written by the person himself
● It is written in the first person’s point of view
● An autobiography is written entirely on writer’s life experiences, memories
and achievements
● It is factual
● Some famous autobiographies-
o The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
o Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela. ...
o The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi
o The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Key Points
• Extract from Sachin’s Autobiography- Playing It My Way

• Sachin Talks about-

• His Favourite Players

• Being fond of both balling and batting
• His trials to get into Achrekar Sir’s summer camp

• His nervousness under scrutinising eyes of Achrekar sir

• Support of family

• Rigorous practise schedule

• His bus journey from Shivaji Park to Bandra

• His struggle with one set of cricket clothes
• Change of school- Step towards his goal

• Failing miserably in initial club matches

• Debut in school match

• Integrity and Honesty