Frencn novelist writes about the Supermarket as being a feminine space

Al Mustakbal published an interview with French novelist Annie Arnoux in which she talks about her latest book “Look at the Lights, Honey” published by Editions Seuil.  The book tackles a new subject pertaining to daily life namely shopping and supermarkets.  The author explains that this space (the supermarket) is not just a place for shopping necessities but carries many other dimensions.  Arnoux notes that the supermarket has not gained a literary interest because it is a feminine space and because most writers live in Paris and do not go to supermarkets and to the “grande surface” which are located in the suburbs.
In her book, Arnoux speaks of the social and economic realities imposed by supermarkets and the shopping process which has codified one’s desires.  She adds that people normally cannot resist shopping during sales or during specific times of the year.  Supermarkets have also influenced acts of love as loving a child means buying him/her all that is possible.  Arnoux criticizes children’s games and the way these are marketed which are often crude and vulgar.  She adds that in her childhood, she used to play with dolls however, with the changing lifestyles, and the increase in women working, toys now include electric cleaners, make up, household cleaning utensils, etc…
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 16 June 2014