Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labour, Ernaux\'s father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection.
Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux\'s cold observation in A MAN\'S Place reveals the shame that haunted her father throughout his life..
Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labour, Ernaux\'s father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection