"Les années" Author: [France] Anne Erno Publisher: People's Literature Publishing House Original title: Les années

Once published, "The Long Days" won the "Duras Literary Award" in France that year. The "unnamed autobiography" method is actually to encourage others to recall while recollecting oneself, and to reflect the evolution of the times with people's shared experiences, thus arousing strong resonance in people's hearts. From the big things of the past to the small things of food, clothing, family gatherings, and even personal privacy, everything is concise and vivid. Reflecting the progress of the world through personal experience is actually writing collective memory. The time span of the novel is sixty years, so readers of all ages can find familiar content and clear memories in it.

Anne Ernault (1940-) is a famous contemporary French female writer. She was born in Lillebonne, Seine-Maritime, France, and spent her childhood in the small town of Yvetot in Normandy. She first taught in a middle school, then worked at the French Distance Education Center, and continued to write after retirement. Ernault began writing in 1974 and has published about 15 works so far. "The Long Days", a masterpiece that took more than 20 years of thinking and deliberation, makes her deservedly one of the top contemporary French writers.

About the Translator:

Wu Yuetian (1944-), born in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, is currently a researcher at the Institute of Foreign Languages ​​and Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a distinguished professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Foreign Languages ​​of Xiangtan University. His works include the monographs "History of the Development of French Novels" and "Modern and Contemporary French Left-wing Literature", and the translated works "On Boundless Realism" and "Introduction to Sociological Criticism".