The Years (Ernaux)
What is the author's tone in the memoir, The Years (Ernaux)?
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Annie Ernaux’s tone in The Years is consistently nostalgic, though not regretful. This distinction is important, as a convention of the memoir genre in the past has been to lament the losses or mistakes accrued over a lifetime.
The Years (Ernaux)