L'Événement

“For years, I’ve been circling around this event in my life. Reading the account of an abortion in a novel plunges me into a state of shock devoid of images or thoughts, as if the words were instantly transformed into a violent sensation. In the same way, hearing by chance La javanaise, J'ai la mémoire qui flanche, or any song that accompanied me during that time, deeply moves me.”
Annie Ernaux