Louis, Edouard
Change: A Method
- ISBN 13:
- 9780374606800
- author:
- Louis, Edouard
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 13.7 x 2.5 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- supplier_id:
- 56
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Édouard Louis's autobiographical novel Change is a harrowing and profound exploration of social class, transformation, and the perils of leaving the past behind. Born into poverty and discrimination, Louis longs for a life beyond his working-class hometown, driven by an obsession to become someone else. He sets out on a journey of self-discovery, shedding his provincial identity for a new name and embracing a world of aristocrats, millionaires, and drug dealers. Through his experiences, Louis grapples with the violence of being torn away from his past, and the beauty of reinvention. This vividly rendered portrait of a society divided by class, power, and inequality is both deeply personal and universally relatable. Change is a powerful exploration of identity, class, and the human desire for transformation, offering a thought-provoking and unflinching look at the complexities of modern life.