Writing, the Other Life - Annie Ernaux

WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE nA stunningly visual celebration of Annie Ernaux's work--featuring collected writing by critics, journalists, and 24 previously unpublished pieces by the Nobel Prize winner herself--offering a full view of the author's life, writing style, reception by readers, and her thoughts and influence. n nFor new fans and longtime readers of Annie Ernaux, this collection of interviews, critical analysis, and diary excerpts also includes visual material--drawings, photos, and newspaper clippings. n nMagisterial in scope and size, Annie Ernaux: Writing, The Other Life was compiled and edited by Pierre-Louis Fort and was first published in France by Éditions de L'Herne in 2022, a few months before she received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The anthology includes twenty-four previously unpublished Ernaux pieces, as well as literary criticism, essays, interviews, diary entries, a song by Jeanne Cherhal, newspaper clippings, a comic strip by Aurélia Aurita, letters from Simone de Beauvoir. n nNever before published in English, this beautifully visual collection includes an 8-page color photo insert with images, handwritten manuscript pages, and drawings sprinkled throughout. It is the fruit of collaboration between six celebrated translators and a groundbreaking work of scholarship and rumination.n