Name: The Possession
ISBN: 9781583228555

Annie Ernaux

Anna Moschovakis

A woman abandons an unremarkable relationship, but then finds herself unable to come to grips with the idea of the man being with another woman.

The Possession

iamazoo

so realistic and relatable in its depiction of an all-consuming jealousy. but perhaps too realistic and relatable.

Emily Perkovich

I wanted to like this much more than I did. It felt relatable but also like the author did not push or reveal enough emotion.

Stephen Schenkenberg

Arihant Verma

Elena Kuran

arth

Self-regard, in the works of Annie Ernaux, is always an excruciatingly painful and exact process. Here, she revisits the peculiar kind of self-fulfillment possible when we examine ourselves in the aftermath of a love affair, and sometimes, even, through the eyes of the lost beloved.