The Young Man – WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

Name: The Young Man – WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Brand: Fitzcarraldo Editions
SKU: 9781804270677
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By Annie Ernaux

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( 12,461 ratings, 1,524 reviews)

Summary

The Young Man by Annie Ernaux is a poignant memoir that explores the author's relationship with a much younger man. Through her introspective narrative, Ernaux delves into themes of desire, aging, and societal perceptions, offering a deeply personal and reflective account of her life and emotions.
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The Young Man – WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate deeply personal and introspective narratives that explore the complexities of human relationships. Annie Ernaux's work offers a profound reflection on memory, identity, and the passage of time.

The Young Man – WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

In her latest work, Annie Ernaux recounts a relationship with a student thirty years her junior - an experience that transforms her, briefly, back into the 'scandalous girl' of her youth. At once stark and tender, The Young Man is a taut encapsulation of Ernaux's relationship to time, memory and writing.

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In her latest work, Annie Ernaux recounts a relationship with a student thirty years her junior—an experience that transforms her, briefly, back into the scandalous girl of her youth. When she is with him, she replays scenes she has already lived through, feeling both ageless and closer to death.

Laid like a palimpsest on the present, the past's immediacy pushes her to take a decisive step in her writing—producing, in turn, the need to expunge her lover. At once stark and tender, The Young Man is a taut encapsulation of Ernaux's relationship to time, memory, and writing.

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The Young Man by Annie Ernaux has been praised for its introspective and conversational style, akin to sharing a long, evolving dialogue with a friend. Readers and critics highlight Ernaux's originality, emotional truth, and her extraordinary impact on contemporary literature. The book continues her legacy of reshaping the memoir genre with a unique and insightful approach.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804270677

Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions

Contributors:

Translated by Alison L. Strayer

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 125.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 40

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About the Author

Born in 1940, Annie Ernaux grew up in Normandy, studied at Rouen University, and later taught at secondary school. From 1977 to 2000, she was a professor at the Centre National d'Enseignement par Correspondance. Her books, in particular A Man's Place and A Woman's Story, have become contemporary classics in France. In 2022, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.