A translation of Une femme (1988, Gallimard), in which French novelist Ernaux sparely and eloquently describes her mother's aging and death. Translated by Tanya Leslie and published by Four Walls Eight Windows, PO Box 548, Village Station, NY, NY 10014. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. A French writer recalls her mother's life and their relationship, and comes to terms with her death by writing about her memories
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