{"product_id":"a-girls-story-paperback","title":"A Girl's Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnie Ernaux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison L. Strayer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnother masterpiece of remembering from Annie Ernaux, the Man Booker International Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Years\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Girl's Story\u003c\/i\u003e, Annie Ernaux revisits the season 50 years earlier when she found herself overpowered by another's will and desire. In the summer of 1958, 18-year-old Ernaux submits her will to a man's, and then he moves on, leaving her without a \"master,\" bereft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, 50 years later, she realizes she can obliterate the intervening years and return to consider this young woman that she wanted to forget completely. And to discover that here, submerged in shame, humiliation, and betrayal, but also in self-discovery and self-reliance, lies the origin of her writing life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of some twenty works of fiction and memoir, ANNIE ERNAUX is considered by many to be France's most important literary voice. She won the Prix Renaudot for \u003ci\u003eA Man's Place\u003c\/i\u003e and the Marguerite Yourcenar Prize for her body of work. More recently she received the International Strega Prize, the Prix Formentor, the French-American Translation Prize, and the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation for \u003ci\u003eThe Years\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ALISON L. STRAYER is a Canadian writer and translator. She won the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, and her work has been shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for Literature and for Translation, the Grand Prix du livre de Montreal, the Prix littéraire France-Québec, and the Man Booker International Prize. She lives in Paris.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770724155680,"sku":"9781609809515","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/883d36e222595532680508f4510744d0.webp?v=1780377668","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-girls-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}