{"product_id":"change-hardcover","title":"Change - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eÉdouard Louis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn autobiographical novel from Édouard Louis, hailed as one of the most important voices of his generation--about social class, transformation, and the perils of leaving the past behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne question took center stage in my life, it focused all of my thoughts and occupied every moment when I was alone with myself: how could I get this revenge, by what means? I tried everything.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eÉdouard Louis longs for a life beyond the poverty, discrimination, and violence in his working-class hometown--so he sets out for school in Amiens, and, later, university in Paris. He sheds the provincial \"Eddy\" for an elegant new name, determined to eradicate every aspect of his past. He reads incessantly; he dines with aristocrats; he spends nights with millionaires and drug-dealers alike. Everything he does is motivated by a single obsession: to become someone else. At once harrowing and profound, \u003ci\u003eChange \u003c\/i\u003eis not just a personal odyssey, a story of dreams and of \"the beautiful violence of being torn away,\" but a vividly rendered portrait of a society divided by class, power, and inequality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eÉdouard Louis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Eddy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWho Killed My Father\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Woman's Battles and Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFreeman's\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into thirty languages and have made him one of the most celebrated writers of his generation worldwide. He lives in Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e has translated \u003ci\u003eMonsieur\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReticence\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSelf-Portrait Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e, by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, as well as Emmanuel Carrère's \u003ci\u003eYoga\u003c\/i\u003e, 97\u003ci\u003e,196 Words\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLimonov\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Nantes, in northwestern France.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702275706976,"sku":"9780374606800","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/change-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}