Publisher's Synopsis
<p><i>‘Before I had a chance to rebel against the world of my childhood, that world rebelled against me.</i> <i>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.</i> <i>This book is an effort to understand all that.’</i><br><br>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, <i>The End of Eddy</i>, has sparked debate on social inequality, sexuality and violence. <br><br>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?</p>
