Memory, History and the Allure of the Narrative: Introducing Annie Ernaux
The Royal Swedish Academy on 6 October conferred the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature upon the French writer Annie Ernaux, ‘for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers…
The Inner Life of an Ordinary Closet
Everyday, closets are open and shut, with their doors swinging to the hurried push and pull gestures of the hands. I have always only cast cursory glances at my closet—always…
Poem of the week: ‘The Shout’ by Simon Armitage
We went outinto the school yard together, me and the boywhose name and face I don’t remember. We were testing the rangeof the human voice:he had to shout for all…
