Annie Ernaux, a French writer, reflects on historical memory: “The past is never past, especially when it is violent and murky.”

French writer Annie Ernaux, born in Lillebonne in 1940, has shared reflections on historical memory, stating that the past is never truly past, particularly when it is violent and murky. Ernaux has been associated with 'autosociobiographical' works, a term she uses to define her writing style, since she began publishing in the 1970s.