Happening by Annie Ernaux (English) Paperback Book

Description: Happening by Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE"Happening recounts what it was like to be a young woman whose life changed - and world ominously narrowed - in 1963 with an unwanted pregnancy. . . . It feels urgently of the moment."--The New York TimesIn 1963, Annie Ernaux, 23 and unattached, realizes she is pregnant. Shame arises in her like a plague Understanding that her pregnancy will mark her and her family as social failures, she knows she cannot keep that child.This is the story, written forty years later, of a trauma Ernaux never overcame. In a France where abortion was illegal, she attempted, in vain, to self-administer the abortion with a knitting needle. Fearful and desperate, she finally located an abortionist, and ends up in a hospital emergency ward where she nearly dies.In Happening, Ernaux sifts through her memories and her journal entries dating from those days. Clearly, cleanly, she gleans the meanings of her experience.Now an award-winning film by Audrey DiwanWinner of the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film FestivalOfficial Selection of the Sundance Film Festival Author Biography Born in 1940, ANNIE ERNAUXgrew up in Normandy, studied at Rouen University, and later taught high school. From 1977 to 2000, she was a professor at theCentre National dEnseignement par Correspondance. Her books, in particularA Mans PlaceandA Womans Story, have become contemporary classics in France. Ernaux won the prestigiousPrix RenaudotforA Mans Placewhen it was first published in French in 1984, and the English edition became a New York Times Notable Book.Other New York Times Notable Books includeSimple PassionandA Womans Story,which was also aLos Angeles TimesBook Prize Finalist.Ernauxs mostrecent work,The Years, has received the Fran oise-Mauriac Prize of the French Academy, the Marguerite Duras Prize, the Strega European Prize, the French Language Prize, and the Telegramme Readers Prize. The English edition, translatedby Alison L. Strayer, wonthe 31st Annual French-American Translation Prize for non-fiction and is shortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize. Her new book,Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman,will be out from Seven Stories in 2020. Details ISBN 1609809483 ISBN-13 9781609809485 Title Happening Author Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie Format Paperback Year 2019 Pages 96 Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S. GE_Item_ID:124388972; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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