The Years by Annie Ernaux

The Years

Annie Ernaux with Anna Bentinck (Narrator), Alison L. Strayer (Translator)

8 hours, 11 minutes first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Description

The Years is a personal narrative of the period of 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions past and present--even projections into the future--photos, books, songs, radio, television, and decades of advertising and headlines, con...

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Moods

reflective 97%
informative 64%
emotional 37%
challenging 32%
inspiring 25%
sad 11%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 5%
funny 3%
adventurous 2%
lighthearted 2%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 42%
fast 11%

Average rating

4.22

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