Description
The first American edition, first printing of Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux, the basis for the movie Simple Passion, directed by Danielle Arbid.
Octavo, [10], 64pp, [6]. Gray hardcover, title in silver on spine. The first printing, with the “First printing September 1993” statement on the copyright page. Appears unread. Remainder mark dot along bottom edge of text block. In the publisher’s near fine dust jacket, $15.00 on the front flap, faint shelf wear to front cover. This autobiographical novel was first published by Editions Gallimard in Paris in 1992, with the title “Passion Simple.”
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.
