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La honte

Pages
112
Published
1998
Language
English

Synopsis

Annie Ernaux's "Shame" is a powerful memoir that revisits a traumatic childhood event: her father's attempt to kill her mother. The book explores how this violent memory, experienced at a young age, shaped the author's life and writing. It's a story about survival and how we carry our past, even as we grow and change.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (2)
ViolenceTrauma

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