ARGONAUT BOOKS

A revelatory meditation on class and consumer culture, from 2022 Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux Reviews "Translated from the French with great intelligence and sensitivity by Alison Strayer. . . . Ernaux's diary is a provocation: to accept these life scenes as worthy of our time and attention."-Kate Briggs, Washington PostA New Yorker Best of the Week Pick"[Ernaux's] chief mode is curiosity, translated with perfect, inquisitive casualness by Alison L. Strayer. She peeks into shopping carts, eavesdrops on conversations, notices the gender dynamics of salesmanship."-Laura Marris,...Read More