Annie Ernaux Age: How old is Annie Ernaux?

Annie Ernaux is an 82 years old French writer and literature professor who was born on 1 September 1940 in Lillebonne, France.

Annie Ernaux began her literary career in 1974 with the autobiographical novel Les Armoires vides (Cleaned Out).

She switched from fiction to autobiography early in her career.  Her work blends historical and personal experiences.

Annie Ernaux follows her parents’ social progression (La place, La honte), her adolescent years (Ce qu’ils disent ou rien), her marriage (La femme gelée), her abortion (L’événement) Alzheimer’s disease (Je ne suis pas sortie de ma nuit), the death of her mother (Une femme), and breast cancer (L’utilisation de la photo).

In 2018, she was awarded the Premio Hemingway for her overall literary output. Her popularity in anglophone countries skyrocketed after The Years was named to the International Booker Prize shortlist in 2019.

The film Happening, directed by Audrey Diwan and based on Ernaux’s novel Happening (L’Événement), was released in 2021. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2021.