Annie Ernaux, the grande dame of autofiction — winner of the Nobel Prize in literatureA selection of interviews and reviews from our archives to celebrate an oeuvre defined by ‘courage and clinical acuity’© Leonardo CendamoFrench author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel literature prizeWriter, 82, is best known for works exploring female sexuality and the lives of womenAnnie Ernaux: ‘I never feel legitimate, yet I persevere’ The auto-fiction writer on the thrill of #MeToo after a lifetime fighting male dominance in French literatureHappening by Annie Ernaux — Liberté? Egalité?An unsparing account of an unwanted pregnancy and working-class realityHow a tiny London publisher picked two Nobel Prize winnersFitzcarraldo finds niche in a sector dominated by international conglomeratesHappening is a bold, clear-eyed abortion dramaBased on Annie Ernaux’s 1963-set memoir, the film has a sobering relevance to recent headlines‘Happening’ director Audrey Diwan on confronting abortion taboos The Venice Film Festival prize-winner explains why her adaptation of a 1960s memoir is more relevant than ever