The 2022 Nobel prize for literature has been awarded to French novelist Annie Ernaux.

The Swedish Academy awarded Ernaux the prize 'for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory'.

'In her writing, Ernaux consistently and from different angles, examines a life marked by strong disparities regarding gender, language and class. Her path to authorship was long and arduous.'

Listen to an English subtitled interview with Ernaux – recorded the day the prize was announced – here.

The award comes with a gold medal and 10 million Swedish kronor (approximately $1.42 million). Previous recipients of the award include novelists such as Doris Lessing, Toni Morrison, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ernest Hemingway, songwriter Bob Dylan, and poet Pablo Neruda. You can learn more about previous recipients of the award here.