{"product_id":"a-womans-story-9781583225752","title":"A Woman's Story","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A deeply affecting account of mothers and daughters, youth and age, and dreams and reality\" (Kirkus Reviews)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUpon her mother's death from Alzheimer's, Ernaux embarks on a daunting journey back through time, as she seeks to \"capture the real woman, the one who existed independently from me, born on the outskirts of a small Normandy town, and who died in the geriatric ward of a hospital in the suburbs of Paris.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe explores the bond between mother and daughter, tenuous and unshakable at once, the alienating worlds that separate them, and the inescapable truth that we must lose the ones we love. In this quietly powerful tribute, Ernaux attempts to do her mother the greatest justice she can: to portray her as the individual she was. She writes, \"I believe I am writing about my mother because it is my turn to bring her into the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16596637\"\u003eAnnie Ernaux\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583225752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1583225757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1940, ANNIE ERNAUX grew up in Normandy, studied at Rouen University, and began teaching high school. From 1977 to 2000, she was a professor at the Centre National d'Enseignement par Correspondance. Her books, in particular \u003ci\u003eA Man's Place\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Woman's Story\u003c\/i\u003e, have become contemporary classics in France. She won the prestigious Prix Renaudot for \u003ci\u003eA Man's Place\u003c\/i\u003e when it was first published in French in 1984. The English edition was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize. The English edition of \u003ci\u003eA Woman's Story \u003c\/i\u003ewas a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45795731210415,"sku":"9781583225752","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_838b3d3d-e613-4f4a-8059-3ea6883ec0bd.jpg?v=1755614910","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/a-womans-story-9781583225752","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}