Description
Annie Ernaux, Nobel Prize laureate, returns with a profound exploration of memory and self-discovery. She revisits a pivotal summer from her youth, a time of intense desire and devastating loss that shaped her into the writer she would become. Through unflinching prose, Ernaux dissects the complex emotions of shame, betrayal, and burgeoning independence, revealing how this formative experience became the bedrock of her literary voice. This is a powerful meditation on the enduring impact of our past selves and the origins of our deepest truths.
Available Editions
paperback
Seven Stories Press
Published Jan 1, 2020
192 pages
ISBN: 9781609809522
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Details
First Published
2016
Language
eng
Translation
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Girl's Story by Annie Ernaux.