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Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)
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Summary

Annie Ernaux was born on September 1, 1940[1], in Lillebonne[2]. She has worked as a writer[3] and teacher[4]. She ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,469 views/month, #6,574 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[6]
  • Native language: French[7]
  • Field of work: literary activity[8], literature[9]
  • Educated at: University of Rouen-Normandy[10], University of Bordeaux[11], Lycée Jeanne-d'Arc[12]
  • Notable work: Cleaned Out[13], La Place[14], The Years[15]
  • Award received: Prix Renaudot[16], Prix François-Mauriac[17], Prix de la langue française[18], Prix Marguerite Duras[19], Prix de l’Académie de Berlin[20], prize Maillé Latour Landry[21], Nobel Prize in Literature[22], Prix Formentor[23], Prix Marguerite-Yourcenar[24], Strega Prize[25], Q127926149[26], Prix François Mauriac (Aquitaine)[27]
  • Member of: Association pour l'autobiographie[28]
  • Influenced by: Nausea[29], Things: A Story of the Sixties[30], Élise ou la vraie vie[31], Virginia Woolf[32], Simone de Beauvoir[33], Pierre Bourdieu[34]
  • Sex or gender: female[35]
  • Commons category: Annie Ernaux[36]
  • Family name: Ernaux[37], Duchesne[38]
  • Given name: Annie[39], Marie[40], Blanche[41]
  • Official website: https://www.annie-ernaux.org/fr[42]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Annie Ernaux[43]
  • Described by source: Metzler Autorinnen Lexikon (1 ed.)[44]
  • Participant in: 2022 Cannes Film Festival[45]

Why It Matters

Annie Ernaux has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Works attributed to her include The Years[48], a literary work[49]; La Place[50], a literary work[51], founded in 1983[52]; and Happening[53], a literary work[54].

FAQs

Where was Annie Ernaux born?

Annie Ernaux's place of birth was Lillebonne[2].

What did Annie Ernaux do for work?

Annie Ernaux worked as a writer[3] and teacher[4].

Where did Annie Ernaux go to school?

Annie Ernaux was educated at University of Rouen-Normandy[10], University of Bordeaux[11], and Lycée Jeanne-d'Arc[12].

What awards did Annie Ernaux receive?

Honors received include Prix Renaudot[16], Prix François-Mauriac[17], Prix de la langue française[18], and Prix Marguerite Duras[19].

Related Entities

France Lillebonne Nausea Pierre Bourdieu Simone de Beauvoir Virginia Woolf

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . seventh-row.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . academie-de-berlin.de. Retrieved . academie-de-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Le Monde. Retrieved . nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . leparisien.fr. leparisien.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . malagar.fr. Retrieved . malagar.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . lavie.fr. lavie.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . letemps.ch. letemps.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . letemps.ch. letemps.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . letemps.ch. letemps.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . letemps.ch. letemps.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . letemps.ch. letemps.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [34] ↑ . lemonde.fr. lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . link.springer.com. Retrieved . link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . seventh-row.com. seventh-row.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 25669971
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14724: 25669971"
  2. 11d ago · Medol · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 93
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'bcl', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca'
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id → annie-ernaux
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gran enciclopèdia catalana id: annie-ernaux, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/327086055|Annie Ernaux (#327086055)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8549|GEC"
  3. 21d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → annie-ernaux
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: annie-ernaux, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289909090|annie ernaux (#289909090)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  4. 29d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → annie-ernaux
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person id: annie-ernaux, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  5. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 830824
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  6. 6w ago · YANN92340 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elle.fr person id → Annie-Ernaux
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Elle.fr person id: Annie-Ernaux"
  7. 7w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 548F-DDDD-E4AA-7DE3-666C
    Sancho el sabio foundation id → 12809
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sancho el sabio foundation id: 12809, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/285257057|Annie Ernaux (#285257057)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7873|Sancho el "
  8. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 122373
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  9. 15w ago · Symac · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Prix Renaudot, Prix François-Mauriac, Prix de la langue française +9
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Prix François Mauriac (Aquitaine), Q46573886 recipients ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ea21ff26cc1|details]])"
  10. 16w ago · ~2026-36507-04 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Annie Duchesne'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Birth name: Annie Duchesne"
  11. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0018950-Ernaux-Annie-1940
    Place of birth → Lillebonne
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0018950-Ernaux-Annie-1940, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
  12. 21w ago · ~2026-30385-39 · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Annie Duchesne'}
    Place of birth → Lillebonne
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Date of birth: 1 September 1940"
  13. 21w ago · ~2026-30143-56 · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Annie, Marie, Blanche
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Given name: Marie"
  14. 21w ago · Pyb en résidence · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Prix Renaudot, Prix François-Mauriac, Prix de la langue française +9
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Award received: Prix Marguerite-Yourcenar"
  15. 23w ago · ~2026-27097-62 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image purged license → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Birth name: Annie Thérèse Blanche Duchesne"
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