Writing cannot, of course, entirely escape artifice, but the rigid control that Ms. Ernaux exercises gives her portrait of an ordinary, unassuming man an air of truth (.....) It is this bleak honesty, this refusal to let herself off the hook of guilt, that gives Ms. Ernaux's two books their uncommon strength. Some critics have compared her to Simone de Beauvoir, but the reasonable, balanced voice I hear echoing behind her is that of Albert Camus." - Miranda Seymour, The New York Times Book Review Annie Ernaux’s father died exactly two months after she passed her practical examination for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labor, Ernaux’s father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Schwartz, Christine (24 May 1992). "The Prodigal Daughter". Newsday. Long Island, N.Y. p.35. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022 . Retrieved 6 October 2022– via Newspapers.com.

Her parents ran a grocery shop in rural Normandy and steadily grew into a state of material comfort: “They only really longed for things for the sake of it, because in actual fact they didn’t know what was beautiful or what people were expected to admire.” She expresses these reasons for her parents’ ignorance plainly, as though trying not to pass judgement, but she doesn’t excuse them with fondness either. a b "Annie Ernaux wins the Nobel prize in literature for 2022". The Economist. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022 . Retrieved 6 October 2022.

L'Événement (2021), released in English as Happening and directed by Audrey Diwan, received the Golden Lion at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. [49]

Albo d'oro". premiohemingway.it. Secretariat of the Award at the Municipality of Lignano Sabbiadoro. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022 . Retrieved 7 October 2022. Ma qui, nelle pagine di Annie Ermeaux, siamo ben oltre la vergogna: la figlia sente di far parte di un altro mondo e un’altra epoca, che non ha più nulla da spartire con il medioevo del padre.E insieme al dolore, la bellezza di queste pagine, che non se ne va, rimane, si ferma, entra dentro. This is a seminal work in the application of masculinity-studies to historical research. The concept of masculinity has been approached by social scientists and historians repeatedly, but ultimately most influentially by Raewynn Connell in the book “Masculinities,” which is a definite influence on Tosh. Grosjean, Blandine (10 December 2011). "Annie Ernaux: 'Passion amoureuse et révolte politique, cela va de pair' ". Le Nouvel Observateur (in French). Archived from the original on 10 October 2022 . Retrieved 10 October 2022. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2011-09-26 20:50:46 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA15176 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor Elkin, Lauren (26 October 2018). "Bad Genre: Annie Ernaux, Autofiction, and Finding a Voice". The Paris Review. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022 . Retrieved 18 April 2019.

Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Fiction Winner and Nominees". Awards Archive. 25 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022 . Retrieved 7 October 2022. A book written by an author about her father after his death will always be an emotional one. But this book is something different as it belongs to the category of therapeutic writing. Ernaux also talks about this therapeutic writing beautifully in her other book, A Woman's Story. Sono passati molti mesi da quando, in novembre, ho iniziato questo racconto. Ci ho messo tanto perché riportare alla luce fatti dimenticati non mi veniva così facile quanto inventarli. La memoria fa resistenza. I realize now that anything to do with language was a source of resentment and distress, far more than money."

In addition to numerous theatrical and radio adaptations, [45] [46] [47] [48] Ernaux's novels have been adapted for the cinema on three occasions: seneler’de de söylemiştim, her ne kadar ernaux’nun bahsettiği dönemle aramızda en az bi 35-40 yıl olsa da, yaşadığımız ülkelerin gelişmişlik düzeyi farkı ile aramızdaki zaman boşluğu kapanıyor. ben sanmıyorum ki yaşıtım bir fransız ernaux’nun babası, babasının davranışları, yazarın babasıyla ilişkisi, hayatında yeni gelişmeler oldukça ailesiyle ilişkisinin aldığı şekil gibi konularda benim kadar özdeşleşebilsin. bu da bizim şanssız varoluşumuzda minicik bir şans zerresi.