noun
personal experience story; tale of one's own experience
A narrative or account based on the speaker's or writer's own experiences. Often used in titles or descriptions of memoirs, essays, or anecdotal talks.
彼の講演は、戦時中の経験譚が中心だった。
His lecture centered on personal experience stories from the war.
この本は著者の海外生活の経験譚をまとめたものだ。
This book is a collection of the author's personal experience tales from living abroad.
Compound of 経験 (けいけん, 'experience') and 譚 (たん, 'story' or 'tale'). The kanji 譚 is relatively uncommon and gives the word a literary or formal tone.