- The Nobel Prize in Literature 2022 is awarded to ANNIE ERNAUX “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”
- In her writing, Ernaux consistently and from different angles, examines a life marked by strong disparities regarding gender, language and class. Her path to authorship was long and arduous.
Annie Ernaux
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 2022
- Born: 1 September 1940, Lillebonne, France
- Residence at the time of the award: France
- Prize motivation: “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”
- Language: French
- Prize share: 1/1
Nobel Prize in Literature 2022 is to Annie Ernaux (France) |