{"product_id":"simple-passion","title":"Simple Passion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1940, ANNIE ERNAUX grew up in Normandy, studied at Rouen University, and began teaching high school. From 1977 to 2000, she was a professor at the Centre National d'Enseignement par Correspondance. Her books, in particular\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Man's Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman's Story\u003c\/i\u003e, have become contemporary classics in France. She won the prestigious Prix Renaudot for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Man's Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhen it was first published in French in 1984. The English edition was a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNotable Book and a finalist for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBook Prize. The English edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman's Story\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\"The triumph of Ms. Ernaux's approach ... is to cherish commonplace emotions while elevating the banal expression of them ... A monument to passions that defy simple explanations.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A work of lyrical precision and diamond-hard clarity.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A stunning story, despite its detachment and the careful exclusions of any excess, that pulsates with the very passion Ernaux so truthfully describes ... Small, but abundantly wise.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"All this--the suffering and anxiety of waiting, the brief \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003esoulagement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of lovemaking, the lethargy and fatigue that follow, the renewal of desire, the little indignities and abjections of both obsession and abandonment--Ernaux tells with calm, almost tranquillized matter-of-factness [that] feels like determination, truth to self, clarity of purpose.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arvida Book Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52457411674343,"sku":"1583225749","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/ScreenShot2026-08-06at10.18.45AM.png?v=1786036735","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/simple-passion","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}