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Annie Ernaux is a French author born in 1940 who is known for her distinctive literary works. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022, making her one of the most celebrated contemporary writers and bringing international recognition to her explorations of French society and personal experience.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Literature2022
“for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”
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- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Lillebonne
- Occupation
- teacher
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- The Years
- Participant in
- 2022 Cannes Film Festival
- Field of work
- literature
- Official website
- www.annie-ernaux.org/fr
- Image
- Annie Ernaux in 2022 (5 av 11).jpg
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- Annie Ernaux
- date of birth
- 1940-09-01
- birth name
- Annie Thérèse Blanche
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- influenced by
- Pierre Bourdieu
- nominated for
- International Booker Prize
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Encyclopedic overview
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". Her literary work, mostly autobiographical, maintains close links with sociology.
Early life and education
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