Overview

Annie Ernaux's father died exactly two months after she passed her practical examination 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 reveals the shame that haunted her father throughout his life. She observes the importance he attributed to manners and language that came so unnaturally to him as he struggled to provide for his family in rural France.

ISBN-13

9781609804039

ISBN-10

1609804031

Weight

0.27 Pounds

Dimensions

5.49 x 0.27 x 8.15 In

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$13.95

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

96 pages

Publisher

Seven Stories Press

Published On

2012-06-05



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