Annie Ernaux

Annie Ernaux
Ernaux in 2017
Ernaux in 2017
BornAnnie Thérèse Blanche Duchesne
(1940-09-01) 1 September 1940 (age 84)
Lillebonne, France
Education
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature (2022)
Spouse
Philippe Ernaux
(div. 1980)
Children2
Website
annie-ernaux.org

Annie Thérèse Blanche Ernaux (French: [ɛʁno]; née Duchesne [dyʃɛn]; born 1 September 1940) is a French writer who 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".[1][2] Her literary work, mostly autobiographical, maintains close links with sociology.[3]

  1. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 2022". The Nobel Prize (Press release). 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ "About – Annie Ernaux". www.annie-ernaux.org. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ^ Ulin, David L. (21 January 2018). "Unorthodox snapshots of life". Los Angeles Times. p. F10. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com.