Born 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 dโEnseignement par Correspondance. Her books, in particularย A Manโs Placeย andย A Womanโs Story,ย have become contemporary classics in France. She won the prestigious Prix Renaudot forย A Man's Placeย when it was first published in French in 1984. The English edition was aย New York Timesย Notable Book and a finalist for theย Los Angeles Timesย Book Prize. The English edition ofย A Womanโs Storyย was aย New York Timesย Notable Book.