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A man's place

Paperback • 2021 • English • 1. edition

A man's place

By Annie Ernaux

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About the book

Annie Ernaux's father died exactly two months after she passed her exams for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labour, Ernaux's father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux's cold observation in A Man's Place reveals the shame that haunted her father throughout his life. She scrutinizes the importance he attributed to manners and language that came s...Show more

Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction

Book details

ISBN

9781913097363

Publisher

Fitzcarraldo Editions

Published year

2021

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

A man's place

Format

Paperback

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