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Books like A Man's Place

12 books with a reading profile close to A Man's Place by Annie Ernaux. Deep, inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.

1

Everything Sad Is Untrue

by Daniel Nayeri

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Khosrou, called Daniel, is a twelve-year-old Iranian refugee living in a small town in Oklahoma.
2

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

by Jeanette Winterson

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Jeanette Winterson’s semi-autobiographical novel follows Jeanette, a young girl adopted into a strict Pentecostal household in Northern England.
3

Happening

by Annie Ernaux

Also deep and inward-looking · memoir, narrative

In 1963, when abortion remained illegal in France, Annie Ernaux, then a university student, discovered she was pregnant.
4

Chronicles, Volume One

by Bob Dylan

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Bob Dylan sidesteps the traditional chronological life story to focus on three specific periods of his career: his 1961 arrival in Greenwich Village, the 1970 recording sessions for New Morning, and the 1989 production…
5

Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

by Dani Shapiro

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

In 2016, Dani Shapiro submitted a DNA kit for analysis, expecting to confirm her Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.
6

The End of Eddy

by Édouard Louis

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Eddy Bellegueule grows up in a poor village in northern France, in a family where men are expected to be tough and unemployment and alcohol are common.
7

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

by Jeanette Winterson

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Jeanette Winterson’s memoir returns to her upbringing in a strict Pentecostal household in Northern England, expanding on the lived reality behind her debut novel.
8

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations

by Mira Jacob

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

In this graphic memoir, Mira Jacob documents a series of difficult discussions with her young son, her husband, and her extended family.
9

Heavy

by Kiese Laymon

Also deep and inward-looking · memoir, narrative

In this memoir, Kiese Laymon addresses his mother to recount a childhood in Jackson, Mississippi, shaped by academic rigor and physical discipline.
10

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood

by Alexandra Fuller

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Alexandra Fuller outlines her upbringing in 1970s and 80s Rhodesia, Malawi, and Zambia during a period of violent decolonization.
11

Paula

by Isabel Allende

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Isabel Allende began writing this chronicle in 1991 while sitting bedside in a Spanish hospital where her daughter, Paula, lay in a porphyria-induced coma.
12

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

by Kate Beaton

Also contemplative · memoir, narrative

Kate Beaton chronicles her time working manual labor jobs at remote mining camps in northern Alberta to pay off her student loans.

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