The End of Eddy
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Édouard Louis grew up in 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?
ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Michael
Lucey
Michael Lucey is a literary scholar and academic, as well as a translator. He is a distinguished professor and holds the Sidney and Margaret Ancker chair in the Humanities at the University of California, Berkeley
Michael Lucey is a literary scholar and academic, as well as a translator. He is a distinguished professor and holds the Sidney and Margaret Ancker chair in the Humanities at the University of California, Berkeley
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
A coruscating autobiographical novel set in small-town Northern France, which addresses questions of class and sexuality in a way simultaneously startling and provocative.