French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature


              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, right, gives a press conference after being awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux, left, and Chairman of French publishing house Gallimard, Antoine Gallimard, right, at the end of a press conference after Ernaux was awarded 2022's Nobel Prize in literature, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux speaks to media as she leaves her home, in Cergy-Pontoise, outside Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. 2022's Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to French author Annie Ernaux. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux adresses to media outside her home in Cergy-Pontoise, outside Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. 2022's Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to French author Annie Ernaux. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux leaves her home in Cergy-Pontoise, outside Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. 2022's Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to French author Annie Ernaux. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              A woman holds the book "The Years" by Annie Ernaux in her hands in a bookstore, in Leipzig, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. 2022's Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to French author Annie Ernaux. The 82-year-old was cited for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Nobel committee said. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)
            
              Members of the Swedish Academy Chairman of the Committee for Literature Anders Olsson, left, and member of the Nobel Prize Committee for Literature Ellen Mattson speak during the announcement of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, in Borshuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 2022 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to French author Annie Ernaux, for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Nobel committee said. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
            
              Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy Mats Malm announces the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, in Borshuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 2022 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to French author Annie Ernaux, for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Nobel committee said. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
            
              Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy Mats Malm arrives to announce the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, in Borshuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 2022 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to French author Annie Ernaux, for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Nobel committee said. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
            
              Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy Mats Malm, center, announces the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, in Borshuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 2022 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to French author Annie Ernaux, for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Nobel committee said. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
            
              The book “The Years” (Les annees), published in 2008, by French author Annie Ernaux is displayed during the announcement of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, in Borshuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 2022 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to French author Annie Ernaux, for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Nobel committee said. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux attends a book exhibition in Brives La Gaillarde, central France, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008. 2022's Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to French author Annie Ernaux. The 82-year-old was cited for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Nobel committee said.(SIPA via AP)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux leaves her home in Cergy-Pontoise, outside Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. 2022's Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to French author Annie Ernaux. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
            
              French author Annie Ernaux leaves her home in Cergy-Pontoise, outside Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. The 82-year-old was cited for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory," the Nobel committee said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)