Didier Eribon
Praise for The Life, Old Age, and Death of a Working-Class Woman
A frank and moving story . . . an urgent plea for the elderly to be treated with more respect
Helen Brown, Telegraph
Searingly honest . . . I found it compelling, hard to read and hard to put down
Norma Clarke, Literary Review
He recounts his mother’s life and death both as a son and as a sociologist . . . a genre that’s particularly suited to our age, with its growing understanding of how social class shapes life-paths
Simon Kuper, Financial Times
A frank and moving story . . . an urgent plea for the elderly to be treated with more respect
Helen Brown, Telegraph
Searingly honest . . . I found it compelling, hard to read and hard to put down
Norma Clarke, Literary Review
He recounts his mother’s life and death both as a son and as a sociologist . . . a genre that’s particularly suited to our age, with its growing understanding of how social class shapes life-paths
Simon Kuper, Financial Times
A frank and moving story . . . an urgent plea for the elderly to be treated with more respect
Helen Brown, Telegraph
Searingly honest . . . I found it compelling, hard to read and hard to put down
Norma Clarke, Literary Review
He recounts his mother’s life and death both as a son and as a sociologist . . . a genre that’s particularly suited to our age, with its growing understanding of how social class shapes life-paths
Simon Kuper, Financial Times