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WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A New York Times Notable Book Upon her mother’s death from Alzheimer’s, Ernaux embarks on a daunting journey back through time, as she seeks to "capture the real woman, the one who existed independently from me, born on the outskirts of a small Normandy town, and who died in the geriatric ward of a hospital in the suburbs of Paris." She explores the bond between mother and daughter, tenuous and unshakable at once, the alienating worlds that separate them, and the inescapable truth that we must lose the ones we love. In this quietly powerful tribute, Ernaux attempts to do her mother the greatest justice she can: to portray her as the individual she was. She writes, "I believe I am writing about my mother because it is my turn to bring her into the world."
The author of some twenty works of fiction and memoir, ANNIE ERNAUX is considered by many to be France?s most important writer. In 2022, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. She has also won the Prix Renaudot for ?A Man's Place? and the Marguerite Yourcenar Prize for her body of work. More recently she received the International Strega Prize, the Prix Formentor, the French-American Translation Prize, and the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation for ?The Years?, which was also shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. Her other works include ?Getting Lost,? ?Exteriors,? ?A Girl's Story?, ?A Woman's Story,? ?The Possession,? ?Simple Passion,? ?Happening,? ?I Remain in Darkness,? ?Shame,? ?A Frozen Woman,? and ?A Man's Place.?
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