The Use of Photography - Annie Ernaux, Marc Marie

WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
**Serialized in The New Yorker**
An account of Annie Ernaux's love affair with journalist Marc Marie while she was undergoing treatment for cancer, and their combined project to document images and memories.
Includes 14 color still-life photographs by the authors.
A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2024
"A must-read for lovers of words, images, and Ernaux herself. So. . . everyone?"—Jessie Gaynor, LitHub
"Annie Ernaux has long foregrounded physical and emotional sensations as the building blocks of her autobiographical writing. However, it is in The Use of Photography where the connection between the body and subjectivity most powerfully emerges."—Lisa Connell in French Forum
"These photos, in which the bodies are absent, and the eroticism is only represented by the abandoned clothes, were a reminder of my...