In brief
Participants - Fabien Arribert-Narce (University Edinburgh), Tamzin Elliott (University of Edinburgh), Catherine Guiat (Institut Français Écosse), Elise Hugueny-Léger (University of St Andrews), Caroline Verdier (University of Strathclyde) and Ed Welch (University of Aberdeen)
Title - Annie Ernaux and Us
Venue - Institut français d'Écosse
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About the event
This event celebrates acclaimed French writer Annie Ernaux, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature awarded in October 2022 for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”.
Participants will read book excerpts to the audience. Following this, there will be a round-table discussion in French where panelists will examine some of the key themes in Ernaux’s work, at the crossroad between literature, sociology, history, politics and feminism, and comment on the significance of Ernaux's texts in their lives.
This event will highlight the universal dimension of Ernaux’s work started in the 1970s and focus on the reader’s experience.
The round-table discussion will be in French, and the Q&A will be in both French and English.
How to join
The event is free, but spaces are limited so please register to avoid disappointment.
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