Order of Annie Ernaux Books
Annie Ernaux is a celebrated French writer known for her autobiographical fiction, memoirs, and works of literary nonfiction. Among her acclaimed titles are A Man's Place, Simple Passion, Happening, and The Years. Throughout her body of work, she delves into themes of memory, class, gender, family, and lived experience—an exploration that earned her the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022.
Ernaux began her literary career in 1974 with Les Armoires vides, later translated into English as Cleaned Out. Below is a list of Annie Ernaux's books in the order they were originally published:
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Frozen Woman | 1981 | |
| 2 |  A Man's Place | 1983 | |
| 3 |  A Woman's Story | 1987 | |
| 4 |  Simple Passion | 1991 | |
| 5 |  Positions | 1991 | |
| 6 |  Exteriors | 1993 | |
| 7 |  Passion Perfect | 1993 | |
| 8 |  I Remain in Darkness | 1996 | |
| 9 |  Shame | 1997 | |
| 10 |  Happening | 2000 | |
| 11 |  The Years | 2008 | |
| 12 |  Things Seen | 2010 | |
| 13 |  A Girl's Story | 2020 | |
| 14 |  Getting Lost | 2022 | |
| 15 | L'Écriture comme un couteau | 2023 | |
| 16 |  Look at the Lights, My Love | 2023 | |
| 17 |  The Young Man | 2023 | |
| 18 |  I Will Write to Avenge My People | 2023 | |
| 19 | L’Événement / Mémoire de fille / Le Jeune Homme | 2024 | |
| 20 |  The Use of Photography | 2024 | |
| 21 |  The Other Girl | 2025 | |
| 22 |  Writing, the Other Life | 2026 |
