Things Seen

Name: Things Seen
Author: Annie Ernaux

by Annie Ernaux

Annie Ernaux, "Things Seen," which pretends to be a casual diary about nothing in particular but is in fact a sustained meditation on the relationship between private disequilibrium and public violence.

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David Shields

"Annie Ernaux, "Things Seen," which pretends to be a casual diary about nothing in particular but is in fact a sustained meditation on the relationship between private disequilibrium and public violence."

By the Book: David Shields · nytimes.com