Annie Ernaux

Annie Thérèse Blanche Ernaux (née Duchesne; born 1 September 1940) is a French writer who was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory". Her literary work, mostly autobiographical, maintains close links with sociology.

Annie Ernaux
Ernaux in 2017
BornAnnie Thérèse Blanche Duchesne
(1940-09-01) 1 September 1940
Lillebonne, France
Education
  • University of Rouen
  • University of Bordeaux
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature (2022)
Spouse
Philippe Ernaux
(div. 1980)
Children2
Website
annie-ernaux.org
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