Born in 1940, Annie Ernaux grew up in Normandy, studied at Rouen University, and later taught at secondary school. From 1977 to 2000, she was a professor at the Centre National d’Enseignement par Correspondance. Her books, in particular A Man’s Place and A Woman’s Story, have become contemporary classics in France. In 2022, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

‘Acute and immediate, I Remain in Darkness is an unforgettable exploration of love, memory and the journey to loss.’— Eimear McBride, author of Strange Hotel