{"product_id":"things-seen","title":"Things Seen","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Annie Ernaux’s work,” wrote Richard Bernstein in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, “represents a severely pared-down Proustianism, a testament to the persistent, haunting and melancholy quality of memory.” In the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Kathryn Harrison concurred: “Keen language and unwavering focus allow her to penetrate deep, to reveal pulses of love, desire, remorse.” \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e In this “journal” Ernaux turns her penetrating focus on those points in life where the everyday and the extraordinary intersect, where “things seen” reflect a private life meeting the larger world. From the war crimes tribunal in Bosnia to social issues such as poverty and AIDS; from the state of Iraq to the world’s contrasting reactions to Princess Diana’s death and the starkly brutal political murders that occurred at the same time; from a tear-gas attack on the subway to minute interactions with a clerk in a store: Ernaux’s thought-provoking observations map the world’s fleeting and lasting impressions on the shape of inner life. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Annie Ernaux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53614294434172,"sku":"9780803228153","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780803228153_1e886362-48fb-4696-9a5c-4582a96a258d.jpg?v=1726573523","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/things-seen","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}