A Man's Place by Annie Ernaux

A Man's Place

Annie Ernaux with Tanya Leslie (Translator)

80 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Annie Ernaux’s father died exactly two months after she passed her exams for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labour, Ernaux’s father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family lit...

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Moods

reflective 87%
emotional 66%
sad 37%
informative 12%
challenging 8%
inspiring 6%
tense 4%
dark 3%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 2%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

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medium 33%
slow 23%

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