The first of its kind, Annie Ernaux beyond Words: Images and Scenes not only offers fresh perspectives on photographic images in the Nobel Prize winner's work but also presents innovative insights into its adaptations on screen ( L'Événement , Simple Passion , The Years ) and on stage ( A Girl's Story and Happening ) in France, Germany, and Italy, as well as a foray into David Ernaux-Briot's The Super 8 Years . The volume offers contributions in a vast array of disciplines, is written by an equally diverse cohort of academics, and features performance artists, a writer, and a photographer from Western Europe, Asia and the United States.