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The phrase "authorial biography" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the life and background of an author, particularly in literary analysis or criticism.
Example: "In her essay, she explores the author's biography to provide context for the themes present in the novel."
Alternatives: "author's background" or "writer's biography".
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Scribes and philistines alike are often drawn irresistibly to declaring literature's genesis in the authorial biography.
_ Scribes and philistines alike are often drawn irresistibly to declaring literature's genesis in the authorial biography.
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The general editor of Penguin Lives, James Atlas, who conceived of the series, believes that the strong authorial point of view of the books and the fact that each biography is "not a primer, not a distillation," are important.
Sifting essential from inessential facts is the great problem of modern biographies, which have bulked up on the steroids of more-than-ample documentation and authorial insecurity.
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— and no small measure of authorial vanity.
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