Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Annie Ernaux: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  EncyclopĂŚdia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Annie Duchesne
Born September 1, 1940 (age 86) • Lillebonne • France
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (2022)
Notable Works “A Man’s Place” • “A Simple Passion” • “A Woman’s Story” • “Happening” • “The Years”

Photos

Annie Ernaux
See All Images →
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
French author
default image
Jean-Marie Gustave Le ClĂŠzio
French author
Anatole France
Anatole France
French writer
default image
Roger Martin du Gard
French author
Black and white portrait of French novelist Emile Zola with glasses, a full beard, and mustache, wearing a suit and looking to the side.
Émile Zola
French author
Portrait of French author Marcel Proust, seated with his hand resting thoughtfully against his chin, wearing a dark suit and looking directly at the camera.
Marcel Proust
French writer
default image
Marcel Arland
French writer
default image
Jean-Richard Bloch
French writer
Samuel Beckett, 1965
Samuel Beckett
Irish author
Luigi Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello
Italian author
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer
American author
Olga Tokarczuk
Olga Tokarczuk
Polish author
default image
Imre KertĂŠsz
Hungarian writer
default image
Doris Lessing
British writer
Herta MĂźller, 2009.
Herta MĂźller
Romanian-born German writer
default image
Carl Spitteler
Swiss poet
French write and Nobel laureate AndrĂŠ Gide
AndrĂŠ Gide
French writer
François Mauriac
François Mauriac
French author
Rolland
Romain Rolland
French writer
Patrick Modiano
Patrick Modiano
French writer