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Annie Ernaux: the art of being brief

2022-05-13T13:43:32.063Z


CHRONICLE – Nicolas Ungemuth read the last 27-page “novel” of the high priestess of autofiction. It's euphoria in the gazettes: Annie Ernaux, idol of literary critics and popess of autofiction, releases a new masterpiece while, concomitantly, a volume of Cahiers de l'Herne is dedicated to her. The Young Man tells how, when she was in her fifties, she had a love affair with a student. Since the text begins on page 11 and ends on page 38, his " novel " is therefore 27 pages. But he is powerful.


It's euphoria in the gazettes: Annie Ernaux, idol of literary critics and popess of autofiction, releases a new masterpiece while, concomitantly, a volume of

Cahiers de l'Herne

is dedicated to her.

The Young Man

tells how, when she was in her fifties, she had a love affair with a student.

Since the text begins on page 11 and ends on page 38, his "

novel

" is therefore 27 pages.

But he is powerful.

I often made love to force myself to write […].

I was hoping that the end of the most violent expectation there is, that of enjoying, would make me feel certain that there was no enjoyment superior to that of writing

a book.

»


Notice to writers lacking inspiration: fornicate!

The young man watches “

Téléfoot

”, and calls it “

the chick

” or “

the reum

”.

She hears Jim Morrison sing "

She lives in the love street

" (actually it's "

She lives on Love Street

", no big deal).

It's all thrilling...

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Source: lefigaro

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