Tanya Leslie Libri

Una donna racconta la passione violenta e totale che è entrata nella sua vita: una confessione alla quale generalmente le donne, per tradizionale educazione e cultura, si abbandonano di rado.

Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labour, Ernaux's father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux's cold observation in A MAN'S PLACE reveals the shame that haunted her father throughout his life.