Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| A Frozen Woman | 1981 | Buy |
| A Man’s Place | 1983 | Buy |
| A Woman’s Story | 1987 | Buy |
| Simple Passion | 1991 | Buy |
| Positions | 1991 | Buy |
| Exteriors | 1993 | Buy |
| Passion Perfect | 1993 | Buy |
| I Remain in Darkness | 1996 | Buy |
| Shame | 1997 | Buy |
| Happening | 2000 | Buy |
| The Years | 2008 | Buy |
| Things Seen | 2010 | Buy |
| A Girl’s Story | 2020 | Buy |
| Getting Lost | 2022 | Buy |
| Look at the Lights, My Love | 2023 | Buy |
| The Young Man | 2023 | Buy |
| I Will Write to Avenge My People | 2023 | Buy |
| The Use of Photography | 2024 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Cleaned Out | 1974 | Buy |
| Do What They Say or Else | 1977 | Buy |
| The Possession | 2003 | Buy |
Annie Ernaux is a French writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022 for her work exploring memory, class, and the lived experiences of women. She has been publishing since 1974, and her books draw almost entirely on her own life and observations. A Man’s Place and A Woman’s Story are portraits of her parents, while The Years uses photos and memories to map the social changes France went through over half a century.
Her writing style is spare and direct, often closer to sociology than traditional memoir. Books like Shame, Happening, and Simple Passion deal with specific moments in her life with a frankness that has made her one of the most respected living French writers. Her recent works include Getting Lost, A Girl’s Story, and the Nobel lecture I Will Write to Avenge My People.