{"product_id":"things-seen-9780803228153","title":"Things Seen","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Annie Ernaux's work,\" wrote Richard Bernstein in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \"represents a severely pared-down Proustianism, a testament to the persistent, haunting and melancholy quality of memory.\" In the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e, Kathryn Harrison concurred: \"Keen language and unwavering focus allow her to penetrate deep, to reveal pulses of love, desire, remorse.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnie Ernaux was born in 1940 in Lillebonne, France. Her autobiographical narrative, \u003cem\u003eLa Place\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Prix Renaudot, and her books, \u003cem\u003eA Woman's Story \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eA Man's Place\u003c\/em\u003e, were named New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Ernaux's most recent novel, \u003cem\u003eLes Années\u003c\/em\u003e, is widely considered one of her greatest works. Jonathan Kaplansky has translated numerous works, including Hélène Dorion's novel \u003cem\u003eDays of Sand\u003c\/em\u003e and Hélène Rioux's novel \u003cem\u003eWednesday Night at the End of the World\u003c\/em\u003e. Brian Evenson is a professor and director of the Literary Arts Program at Brown University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eAltmann's Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e (available in a Bison Books edition) and, most recently, \u003cem\u003eLast Days\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFugue State\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Ernaux\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, was born in 1940 in Lillebonne, France. Ernaux's autobiographical narrative, \u003ci\u003eLa Place\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Prix Renaudot, and her books, \u003ci\u003eA Woman's Story \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Man's Place\u003c\/i\u003e, were named \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the Year. Ernaux's most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eLes Années\u003c\/i\u003e, is widely considered one of her greatest works. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDo What They Say or Else\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2022). \u003cb\u003eJonathan Kaplansky\u003c\/b\u003e has translated numerous works, including Hélène Dorion's novel \u003ci\u003eDays of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e and Hélène Rioux's novel \u003ci\u003eWednesday Night at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eBrian Evenson\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor and director of the Literary Arts Program at Brown University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAltmann's Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e (available in a Bison Books edition) and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eLast Days\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFugue State\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656016793874,"sku":"9780803228153","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_110709c2-d352-4642-9ddc-6a8f49d56e4e.jpg?v=1733383447","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/things-seen-9780803228153","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}