Tag Archives: Annie Ernaux

Reading Getting Lost by Annie Ernaux

Posted on August 25, 2023 by mandywight

I’m a great fan of Annie Ernaux and so decided to read her book Getting Lost (Se Perdre), translated by Alison L. Strayer, for Women in Translation Month 2023. This is the diary of her one-year affair with a member … Continue reading →

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Annie Ernaux wins the Nobel

Posted on October 27, 2022 by mandywight

I’m delighted that Annie Ernaux has won this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature. I greatly admire her book The Years and it’s resonated with every woman of a certain age I know. I wanted to read more of her, so … Continue reading →

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The Years by Annie Ernaux, translated by Alison L. Strayer

Posted on August 12, 2019 by mandywight

This life of a woman born in France in 1941 is set against a backdrop of social and political development and change from the post war years right up to the early 21st century. Through personal and collective memories, descriptions … Continue reading →

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