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2019 Longlist

The End of Eddy

Translated from the French by Michael Lucey

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 AUTHOR Édouard
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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 novel, The End of Eddy, was translated into more than twenty-five languages, and has made him one of the most celebrated writers of his generation.

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 novel, The End of Eddy, was translated into more than twenty-five languages, and has made him one of the most celebrated writers of his generation.

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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
01/02/2018
Country
France
Original Language
French
Publisher
Penguin
Translator
Michael Lucey
Translation
Translated from the French by Michael Lucey

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