Facts of Annie Ernaux
Full Name:	Annie Ernaux
Birth Date:	September 1, 1940
Age:	84 years
Gender:	Female
Profession:	Writer
Country:	France
Horoscope:	Virgo
Height:	5 feet 4 inches (1.63m)
Divorce	Philippe Ernaux
Net Worth	$1.5 million
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Brown
Birth Place	Lillebonne
Status	Single
Nationality	French
Ethnicity	White
Religion	Christianity
Education	Universities of Rouen
Father	Blanche (Dumenil)
Mother	Alphonse Duchesne
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French writer Annie Ernaux is famous as the 16th French writer, and the first Frenchwoman, to receive the literature prize. 

Where is Annie Ernaux from?

Annie Ernaux opened her eyes to this beautiful world on September 1, 1940. She was born in Lillebonne, France. As of 2022, Annie is 82 years old. Her zodiac sign is Virgo according to her full date of birth. Annie celebrates her birthday on the 1st of Sep every year. She is the daughter of Blanche (Dumenil) (mother) and Alphonse Duchesne (father).

Her parents used to run a café and grocery in a working-class part of town. Annie holds French citizenship and follows Christianity as a religion. Similarly, she belongs to white ethnic background.

Where did Annie Ernaux go to College?

Annie completed her studies at the Universities of Rouen and Bordeaux and became certified to teach. Likewise, in 1971 she received a higher degree in modern literature.

Who is Annie Ernaux in a relationship with?

Annie is single and is focusing on her career at the moment. But she was once in a relationship with her ex-husband Philippe Ernaux.

After being in a relationship and getting to know each other the duo tie the knot in front of their friends and family. But their relationship didn’t last long. The couple divorced in the early 1980s.

Does Annie Ernaux have children?

Annie has children. She and her ex-husband has given birth to two adorable sons. However, the names of the children are unknown at the moment.

What is Annie Ernaux’s Net Worth?

Annie has an estimated net worth of around $1.5 million as of 2022. She made that sum of amount from her career as a French writer, professor of literature, and Nobel laureate.

She also earns an extra sum from teaching. An average salary of a French writer is around 50 741 €. She might be earning the same amount.

Which award did Annie Ernaux win?

Annie received the Renaudot Prize in 1984 for another of her works. La Place (A Man’s Place), is an autobiographical story that highlighted her connection with her father, her upbringing in a French provincial town, and the process of leaving her parents’ hometown as an adult.

What award will Annie Ernaux receive?

Ernaux will receive the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, which was revealed on October 6, 2022. According to the source:

“for the boldness and clinical clarity with which she discovers the roots, estrangements, and collective restrictions of personal memory.”

She is the first Frenchwoman and the 16th French author to win a literary award. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, praised her and said that she was the voice for the emancipation of women and of the forgotten.

Where does Annie Ernaux reside?

Since the middle of the 1970s, she has lived in Cergy-Pontoise, a brand-new community in the Paris suburbs.

How tall is Annie Ernaux?

Annie stands at the height of 5 feet 4 inches while she has a body weight of around 57kg. Likewise, she has an alluring pair of brown eyes and beautiful brown hair.

Career Line of Annie Ernaux

• Annie is a French writer, professor of literature, and Nobel laureate by profession.
• She spent some time working on incomplete thesis research about Pierre de Marivaux.
• Before joining the National Centre for Distance Education, where she worked for 23 years, Ernaux taught in a lycée in Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, at the college of Évire in Annecy-le-Vieux, then in Pontoise.

• With the autobiographical novel Les Armoires vides (Cleaned Out), Ernaux launched her literary career.
• Ernaux switched from writing fiction to concentrating on autobiography early in her career.
• Some of her works are She charts her parents’ social progression (La place, La honte),her teenage years (Ce qu’ils disent ou rien), her marriage (La femme gelée) etc.
• A Woman’s Story was a nominee for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, while A Man’s Place, Simple Passion, and A Woman’s Story were named The New York Times Notable Books.