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French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature

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French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature

STOCKHOLM (AP) — French author Annie Ernaux was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in literature for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Swedish Academy said Thursday. Ernaux, 82, started out writing autobiographical novels, but quickly abandoned fiction in favor of memoirs. Her … Read more

Nobel Prize in literature awarded to Annie Ernaux

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Nobel Prize in literature awarded to Annie Ernaux

This story has been updated. The French author Annie Ernaux has won the Nobel Prize for literature, the Swedish Academy announced Thursday. The Swedish Academy said that it had awarded Ernaux the prize “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory.” In its announcement, … Read more