Nobel Prize in all disciplines is regarded as the highest honorary accomplishment. The awards are presented by the Swedish Academy in various fields like Physics, Literature, Peace, and Chemistry among others. This year’s winners have also been announced and it is a moment of pride because the Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to a woman author, Annie Ernaux. More so, because her voice in form of her autobiographical writings was recognised by the Academy.
Annie Ernaux is a French memoirist, and she hails from Normandy. Most of her works have been inspired by her own life. She has also earned a degree as a professional teacher. Ernaux pursued her higher studies in Modern Literature. In her long career as a writer, Annie Ernaux has 30 published books to herself. While presenting her with the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy noted that Ernaux’s literary works highlighted many issues like gender inequality, class distinction, and language.
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Annie Ernaux published her first work in 1974, ‘Les Armoires Vides’. This book was later translated into Engish as ‘Cleaned Out.’ Ernaux in her first book talked about her illegal abortion in her early 20s. Some of her other works include ‘A Man’s Place,’ ‘A Woman’s Story,’ and ‘Shame’, which are some other well-known works of the French Writer.
She is the 16th French writer to have received this award. As per some news, the Swedish Academy could not reach out to her on call and will present the award to her in person in Stockholm, in December.
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Women getting recognition for their work is always a moment of pride. These awards also introduce the world to personalities that we would not be aware of otherwise and especially their revolutionary works. This also makes us come across some powerful writings and their efforts to bring about a change in this world with words!