« Une sorte de destin de femme ». La formation du roman total d’Annie Ernaux by Francesca Lorandini

“…Through an analysis of various thematic elements, such as educational experiences, sexual and romantic relationships, intellectual development, feelings of guilt associated with a perceived betrayal of one’s origins, the pursuit and abandonment of freedoms, and the discovery of authenticity through writing, the article reconstructs the interconnected themes and motifs prevalent in Ernaux’s body of work. Spanning from her debut novel Les Armoires vides (1974) to Mémoire de fille (2016) and Le Jeune Homme (2022), the study also explores the intellectual influences that have informed Ernaux’s questioning of what it means to be a woman, following the ‘common thread’ that links her to Simone de Beauvoir.…”
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