Tuesday 15 July 2014

Autohanosiography

Autohanosiographer: noun. One who writes about their own life in a demeaning, degrading and humiliating manner. The word is derived from the Greek word anosios meaning "unholy" and has been used to describe people who lessen their own accomplishments and achievements in their writing. This includes for example the famous novelist George Orwell, who in his autobiography 1984 claimed that he hadn't taken over the entire world, but only about one third. This is an excellent example of autohanosiography in the literary genre.

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