Who Killed My Father
- Author Edouard Louis
- Narrator Edouard Louis
- Publisher Random House
- Run Time 1 hour and 38 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Literary essays, Political oppression and persecution, Social and ethical issues, Social discrimination and equal treatment, Sociology: family and relationships.
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What to expect
Penguin presents the audio edition of Who Killed My Father, written and read by Edouard Louis.
Who Killed My Father is the story of a tough guy – the story of the little boy I never was. The story of my father.
In Who Killed My Father, Édouard Louis explores key moments in his father’s life, and the tenderness and disconnects in their relationship.
Told with the fire of a writer determined on social justice, and with the compassion of a loving son, the book urgently and brilliantly engages with issues surrounding masculinity, class, homophobia, shame and social poverty.
It unflinchingly takes aim at systems that disadvantage those they seek to exclude – those who have their expectations, hopes and passions crushed by a society which gives them little thought.
Critics Review
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Edouard Louis [is] the vanguard of France’s new generation of political writers
Evening Standard -
Edouard Louis… speaks with an emotional authenticity and a stylistic confidence that is hard to ignore
Observer -
This short work tackles the intersections of class, gender and sexuality… Louis gives voice to the way the cruel, crude hegemony of masculinity has essentially destroyed his father’s life, making him “as much a victim of the violence” he inflicted as of the violence he endured
Guardian -
This valuable tale brings emotion to a discussion led by numbers, encouraging us to remember the real human lives affected by policy and political point-scoring
Financial Times -
To understand what is happening now in France, or indeed, all over Europe, this is an essential text
Irish Times
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