Annie Ernaux publishes the diary she kept from September 1988 to January 1990, during an affair with a Russian diplomat in Paris. She writes about waiting for his calls, the sex, the jealousy and the clash between the cultures of the two, and about the way passion takes over her days. The entries record how the lover's moods shape her own, and how she approaches the fading of the relationship. She wrote it without intending to publish at first, and later explained that she had to.
Readers who admire Ernaux's plain, honest style will find an intense diary about desire. It is a short, raw book that is especially suited to those curious about how she writes about passion.
Inward-looking and contemplative; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Folio
- ISBN
- 9782070421596
- Language
- FR
