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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