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Annie Ernaux looks back at her teenage self – and sees a stranger | The Spectator

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How can you recover the teenage girl you were? Not just recall the memories and recount the events — this dress worn at that party, the taste of that alcohol on this boy’s mouth — but restore the world in which these things took place, and the self who acted and was acted upon. Is

issue 04 April 2020 Text settings Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments Share Share Sarah Ditum Annie Ernaux looks back at her teenage self – and sees a stranger Copy link Copied Linkedin Messenger Email A Girl’s Story Annie Ernaux, translated from the French by Alison L. Strayer Fitzcarraldo Editions, pp. 144, £10.99 How can you recover the teenage girl you were? Not just recall the memories and recount the events - this dress worn at that party, the taste of that alcohol on this boy's mouth - but restore the world in which these things took place, and the

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