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Informationen zum Autor Édouard Louis is the author of two novels and the editor of a book on the social scientist Pierre Bourdieu. His work has appeared in the New York Times , the Guardian and Freeman’s . His first two novels, The End of Eddy and History of Violence , were translated into thirty languages, and have made him one of the most celebrated writers of his generation. Klappentext A debut novel based on the author's childhood! translated from the French by Michael Lucey. 'An extraordinary autobiographical novel about class! violence and sexuality in France.' Tash Aw Zusammenfassung ** Selected as a Book of the Year in 2017 in the Guardian and Irish Times ** ‘Before I had a chance to rebel against the world of my childhood, that world rebelled against me. In truth, confronting my parents, my social class, its poverty, racism and brutality came second. From early on I provoked shame and even disgust from my family and others around me. The only option I had was to get away somehow. This book is an effort to understand all that.’ Édouard Louis grew up in Hallencourt, a village in northern France where many live below the poverty line. His bestselling debut novel about life there, The End of Eddy , has sparked debate on social inequality, sexuality and violence. It is an extraordinary portrait of escaping from an unbearable childhood, inspired by the author’s own. Written with an openness and compassionate intelligence, ultimately, it asks, how can we create our own freedom?
