Annie Ernaux won the Nobel Prize for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory".
French author Annie Ernaux has won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The official Twitter handle of The Nobel Prize announced: "The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the French author Annie Ernaux 'for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory'."
