Discover Francophone Literature!
In the book, the author explores her own life through the lens of the decades from her birth in 1940 up to the time of writing. Ernaux employs an impersonal writing style to describe significant personal and collective events of each decade, thereby capturing the social, political, and cultural evolution of France. The narrative focuses on both collective and individual memory, providing a profound reflection on the passage of time and its impacts on personal identity and society at large.
Please note that it is necessary to have read the book before the event.
Members can borrow the book from our library or purchase it from our partner Owl's nest.
The minimum level required is B2, but this event is also open to Francophones.
September - "Un aller simple" de Didier Van Cauwelaert
October - "Ce que le jour doit à la nuit" de Yasmina Khadra
The black and white photograph of a young girl in a dark swimsuit, on a pebble beach. In the background, cliffs. She is sitting on a flat rock, her sturdy legs stretched straight in front of her, arms resting on the rock, eyes closed, head slightly tilted, smiling. A thick brown braid brought forward, another left down her back. Everything reveals the desire to pose like the stars in Cinémonde or the Ambre solaire advertisement, to escape her humiliating and unimportant little girl's body. The lighter thighs and upper arms outline the shape of a dress and indicate the exceptional nature, for this child, of a trip or outing to the sea. The beach is deserted. On the back: August 1949, Sotteville-sur-Mer.
