Description
The first American edition, first printing of Shame, signed by Annie Ernaux.
Octavo, 111pp, [1]. Beige hardcover, title in silver on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Previous ownership inscription on the front pastedown. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $16.95 on the front flap, fine condition.
This copy is signed by Annie Ernaux on the title page.
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.
