Autobiography is a literary genre and academic concept centered on the retrospective narration of an individual's life written by that person. As a research field and methodological approach across disciplines such as literary studies, history, sociology, and psychology, it investigates the construction and representation of identity, memory, and subjective experience. Key characteristics include the first-person perspective, reliance on recalled experience, and the inherent negotiation between factual account and narrative shaping, with its significance resting in providing unique insights into individual consciousness, lived realities, and the complex processes of self-understanding and historical interpretation.