Things Seen (French Voices)

Things Seen (French Voices)

â€œAnnie Ernauxâ€™s work,â€ wrote Richard Bernstein in the New York Times, â€œrepresents a severely pared-down Proustianism, a testament to the persistent, haunting and melancholy quality of memory.â€ In the New York Times Book Review, Kathryn Harrison concurred: â€œKeen language and unwavering focus allow her to penetrate deep, to reveal pulses of love, desire, remorse.â€
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In this â€œjournalâ€ Ernaux turns her penetrating focus on those points in life where the everyday and the extraordinary intersect, where â€œthings seenâ€ reflect a private life meeting the larger world. From the war crimes tribunal in Bosnia to social issues such as poverty and AIDS; from the state of Iraq to the worldâ€™s contrasting reactions to Princess Dianaâ€™s death and the starkly brutal political murders that occurred at the same time; from a tear-gas attack on the subway to minute interactions with a clerk in a store: Ernauxâ€™s thought-provoking observations map the worldâ€™s fleeting and lasting impressions on the shape of inner life.

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