Description
The first American edition, first printing of Happening by Annie Ernaux.
Octavo, 95pp, [1]. Blue hardcover. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Appears unread. In the publisher’s near fine dust jacket, $18.95 on the front flap, light shelf wear, a bright example. This work was first published by Editions Gallimard in Paris in 2000, with the title “Evénement.”
In 2022, Annie Ernaux became the first French woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, for the “courage and clinical acuity” with which she uncovers the roots and structures of personal memory. Her notable works include The Years, A Woman’s Story, and Happening.
