A leading figure in contemporary literature and the first French female writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize, Annie Ernaux embodies individual and collective emancipation, blending the personal with the universal. Claire Simon offers an unconventional portrait of her by giving a voice to young people from all corners of France, from Cayenne to Sarcelles. How do today’s young people engage with Annie Ernaux’s writings? What do they have to tell us in return, based on their own lived experiences?