Life outside

★ Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Annie Ernaux's works published in Chinese for the first time ★ A record of 7 years of social observation, collecting the daily lives of groups ★ A knife that cuts through a cross-section of reality ★ In everything familiar, so much so that it seems trivial and meaningless, there exists a human truth of an era * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Why did Annie Ernaux, who started writing from her own experiences, reverse her perspective and turn to the outside world? The answer lies in this record of social observation spanning 7 years (1993-1999). From the war in Bosnia to social issues like poverty and AIDS, from terrorist attacks in the Paris Metro to subtle interactions with ordinary shop assistants, Ernaux attempts to reach the truth of an era by capturing numerous snapshots of people's daily lives. The feeling of time passing does not come from within us. It comes from the outside, from growing children, from neighbors moving away, from those who grow old and die. — "The Outer Life" "The Outer Life" is a perfect example of why the act of writing exists. — "Le Monde"

出版日期/Publication Date：November 30, 2023
出版社/Publisher：上海人民出版社
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页数/Page: 135