The 17th woman laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature

On 6^th October 2022, iconic French writer Annie Ernaux was announced as the 119th winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the 17^th woman laureate in the history of the prize.

I wrote about Ernaux’s award for my department’s blog, so if you’re interested in reading the piece then please click on this link! I discuss Ernaux’s oeuvre, her fame in France, and the championing of her work by Fitzcarraldo Editions in the UK.  And, as long-term readers will guess after my #BeMoreOlga rant in 2019, no such post would be complete some Nobel scepticism… so you’ll find a little of that too.