Born in 1940, Annie Ernaux grew up in Normandy, studied at Rouen University, and later taught at secondary school. Her books, in particular A Man's Place and A Woman's Story, have become contemporary classics in France. The Years won the Prix Renaudot in France in 2008, the Premio Strega in Italy in 2016, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2019. In 2017, Annie Ernaux was awarded the Marguerite Yourcenar Prize for her life's work. In 2022, Ernaux was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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