Forfatterens fødeår: 1940
‘My father tried to kill my mother one Sunday in June, in the early afternoon.’ Thus begins Shame, the probing story of the twelve-year-old girl who will become Annie Ernaux, and the traumatic memory that will echo and resonate throughout her life.
A fragmented and largely retrospective description of a daughter's relationship with her father, "La Place" deals with issues of sexuality, social standing and alienation. This will be an accessible and exciting addition to French studies courses.
The powerful stage adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux's critically acclaimed 'masterpiece' (Guardian), published alongside the West End production in 2025.