A girl's story
by Annie Ernaux, Alison L. Strayer
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(24 ratings)118 pages2016Seven Stories PressISBN 9781609809515
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About this book
The back cover says . "I wanted to forget that girl. Really forget her, that is to say not to want to write about her. Do not think that I have to write about her, her desire, her madness, her stupidity , her pride, her hunger and her dried blood. I've never succeeded ... "
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 118
- ISBN
- 9781609809515
About Annie Ernaux
Annie Ernaux (née Duchesne; born 1 September 1940) is a French writer and professor of literature. Her literary work, mostly autobiographical, maintains close links with sociology. Ernaux was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory". [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Ernaux)
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