Search
    Search FictionDB
      Tap cover to enlarge

      A Woman's Story

      by Annie Ernaux
      Published
      Apr 1992
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Rating
      Pages
      90
      Buy on Amazon Book

      About This Book

      WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

      A New York Times Notable Book

      "A deeply affecting account of mothers and daughters, youth and age, and dreams and reality" (Kirkus Reviews)

      Upon 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."

      She 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."

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Buy This Book

      Amazon Physical Book | Kindle
      Barnes & Noble Physical Book | Nook
      Bookshop.org Physical Book Apple Books eBook Google Play eBook Kobo eBook eBooks.com eBook Audible Audiobook

      Formats & Editions

      Browse the different covers, formats, and publication history for this title.

      Paperback

      Paperback edition cover
      Trade Paperback
      First Edition Apr 1992 Ballantine ISBN13 9780345376237 ISBN10 0345376234
      Buy
      Paperback edition cover
      Paperback
      Jul 2003 Seven Stories Press ISBN13 9781583225752 ISBN10 1583225757
      Buy
      Paperback edition cover
      Trade Paperback
      Jun 2014 Quartet Books (UK) ISBN13 9780704373440 ISBN10 0704373440
      Buy

      Hardcover

      Hardcover edition cover
      Hardcover
      May 1991 Four Walls Eight Windows ISBN13 9780941423519 ISBN10 0941423514
      Buy
      Hardcover edition cover
      Hardcover
      Jan 1996 Seven Stories Press ISBN13 9781888363296 ISBN10 1888363290
      Buy

      eBook

      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Jan 2011 Seven Stories Press ISBN13 9781609803261 ISBN10 1609803264
      Buy
      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Jan 2011 Seven Stories Press ISBN10 B00541YDO4
      Buy

      Audio

      Audio edition cover
      Audible
      Sep 2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC ISBN10 B07Y5QCXFV
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audio CD
      Oct 2019 Dreamscape Media ISBN13 9781974978502 ISBN10 1974978508
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audio CD
      Oct 2019 Dreamscape Media ISBN13 9781974978465 ISBN10 197497846X
      Buy