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SK Gaski

gaski@books.babb.no

Joined 1 year, 2 months ago

Stadig nye forsøk på å huske ka æ har lest. Grei kombo av høyt og lavt, nytt og gammelt.

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Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie, Annie Ernaux: Simple Passion (Paperback, 2022, Fitzcarraldo Editions) No rating

In her spare, stark style, Annie Ernaux documents the desires and indignities of a human …

Sometimes I told myself that he might spend a whole day without even thinking about me. I imagined him getting up, drinking his coffee, talking, and laughing, as if I didn’t exist. Compared to my own obsession, such indifference stupefied me. How could this be? Even he would have been astonished to find out that I never stopped thinking about him from morning to night. There was nothing to suggest that my attitude was more justifiable than his. In a way, I was luckier than him.

Simple Passion by , , (Page 26 - 27)

Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie, Annie Ernaux: Simple Passion (Paperback, 2022, Fitzcarraldo Editions) No rating

In her spare, stark style, Annie Ernaux documents the desires and indignities of a human …

I often wondered what these afternoons of lovemaking meant to him. Probably nothing more than just that, making love. There was no point in looking for other reasons. I would only ever be certain of one thing: his desire or lack of desire. The only undeniable truth could be glimpsed by looking at his penis.

Simple Passion by , , (Page 24)

Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie, Annie Ernaux: Simple Passion (Paperback, 2022, Fitzcarraldo Editions) No rating

In her spare, stark style, Annie Ernaux documents the desires and indignities of a human …

In the same way, when I was reading, the sentences that gave me pause were those concerning the relationship between a man and a woman. They seemed to teach me something about A. and lent credibility to the things I wished to believe.

Simple Passion by , , (Page 13)