The young man

Annie Ernaux

Original title: Le jeune homme

earliest edition we have, 2022 L'orma, 2022 paperback 64 pages

Frankreich, 1990er: Annie beginnt eine Liaison mit einem jungen Mann: fast dreißig Jahre jünger als sie. A. wohnt in Rouen, die Stadt, in der sie selbst in den 1960er Jahren studiert hat und erlebt dort das jugendlich Provisorische ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit wieder: Matratze auf dem Boden, vorhanglose Fenster und kaputte Herdplatten. Im Austausch für das, was A. ihr an Gefühlen gibt, geht sie mit ihm auf Reisen nach...

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Alison L. Strayer 2 printings we hold · 2023 · Fitzcarraldo Editions

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Editions we hold

Der junge Mann edition · 2023 · Suhrkamp · 41 pages · 9783518431108
Der junge Mann edition · 2023 · Der Audio-Verlag · 9783742426673
The young man edition · 2023 · Seven Stories Press · 64 pages · 9781644213209
L'home jove paperback · 2023 · Angle Editorial · 48 pages · 9788419017543
The young man edition · 2023 · Fitzcarraldo Editions · 9781804270677
The young man edition · 2023 · Seven Stories Press · 9781644213216
Il ragazzo paperback · 2022 · L'orma · 64 pages · 9791254760307
Le jeune homme paperback · 2022 · GALLIMARD · 48 pages · 9782072980084
De jongeman paperback · 9789029549776

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