
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
2012 · 8.0/10
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Writing · born 10 July 1953 · Reims, Marne, France
Didier Eribon (born 10 July 1953) is a French author and philosopher, and a historian of French intellectual life. He lives in Paris.
Didier Eribon was born in Reims into a working-class family. He was the first in his family to finish secondary education. He credits his mother with helping him achieve this; a factory worker, she had to work overtime to be able to pay for his education.
Where to start: Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother (2012).