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I Will Write To Avenge My People - WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

The Nobel Lecture
By Annie Ernaux
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I Will Write To Avenge My People by Annie Ernaux is a gripping memoir that delves into the author's personal and collective history, exploring themes of memory, identity, and social justice. As she reflects on her life and the lives of those around her, Ernaux elegantly weaves together personal experiences with broader societal issues, illustrating the power of writing as a tool for truth and vindication.
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This book may appeal to you if you appreciate compelling narratives that delve into personal and collective identity through the lens of historical events. Annie Ernaux's exploration of resilience and justice offers a profound memoir that resonates with readers interested in poignant stories of memory, family, and cultural legacy.

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I Will Write To Avenge My People - WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

Published in book form for the first time, Annie Ernaux's Nobel Lecture, delivered in Stockholm in December 2022, translated by Alison L. Strayer.

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WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

I will write to avenge my people. It was as a young woman that Annie Ernaux first wrote these words in her diary, giving a name to her purpose in life as a writer. She returns to them in her stirring defence of literature and of political writing in her Nobel Lecture, delivered in Stockholm on 7 December 2022.

To write of her own life, she asserts, is to 'shatter the loneliness of experiences endured and repressed'; to mine individual experience is to find collective emancipation. Ernaux's speech is a bold assertion of the capacity of writing to give people a sense of their own worth, and of one writer's commitment to bearing witness to life, its joys and its injustices.

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I Will Write to Avenge My People by Annie Ernaux has been praised for its ability to link personal narratives to broader historical contexts. Critics admire how Ernaux continues the tradition of capturing the essence of individual experiences while highlighting collective struggles, with comparisons to the influential work of Simone de Beauvoir.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804270707

Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions

Contributors:

  • Translated by Alison L. Strayer
  • Translated by Alison L. Strayer

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 125.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 48

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Annie Ernaux Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction

About the Author

Alison L. Strayer is a Canadian writer and translator. Her work has been shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for Literature and for Translation, the Grand Prix du Livre de Montreal, and longlisted for the Prix Albertine. Her translation of The Years was awarded the 2018 French-American Prize, shortlisted for the Man Booker International in 2019, and awarded the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, honouring both author and translator.

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