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This searing novel of a childhood in a working-class French town has sparked conversations across the globe about social inequality and sexuality.
"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"
Édouard Louis grew up in Hallencourt, a village in northern France where many live below the poverty line. His bestselling debut novel, The End of Eddy, 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?
Author: Edouard Louis
Paperback, 208 Pages, This Format Published February 2018
‘Courageous, necessary and deeply touching’ - The Guardian