Annie Ernaux, author portrait
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Annie Ernaux

Born in 1940, ANNIE ERNAUX grew up in Normandy, studied at Rouen University, and began teaching high school. From 1977 to 2000, she was a professor at the Centre National d’Enseignement par Correspondance. Her books, in particular A Man’s Place and A Woman’s Story, have become contemporary classics in France. She won the prestigious Prix Renaudot for A Man's Place when it was first published in French in 1984. The English edition was a New York Times Notable Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The English edition of A Woman’s Story was a New York Times Notable Book.
Writing, the Other Life
A Conversation
Hotel Casanova
The Other Girl
The Use of Photography
The Young Man
I Will Write to Avenge My People
Getting Lost
Exteriors
A Girl's Story
Happening
The Years
A Man's Place
The Possession
A Woman's Story
Simple Passion
"I Remain in Darkness"
Shame
A Frozen Woman

Books

Writing, the Other Life
A Conversation
Hotel Casanova
The Other Girl
The Use of Photography
The Young Man
I Will Write to Avenge My People
Getting Lost
Exteriors
A Girl's Story
Happening
The Years
A Man's Place
The Possession
A Woman's Story
Simple Passion
"I Remain in Darkness"
Shame
A Frozen Woman

Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

In June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. Pride Month is a time to both celebrate the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing struggles faced by many across the world who wish to live

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ANNIE ERNAUX WINS THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE

Annie Ernaux, author of almost two dozen works of memoir and the occasional book of fiction, is the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature. We are thrilled that Annie Ernaux has been recognized by the Nobel committee for the “clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory.” Seven Stories

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