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Who Killed My Father
- Author
- Edouard Louis
- Narrator
- Édouard Louis
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 20 June 2019
- Run Time
- 1 hour 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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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
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Edouard Louis… speaks with an emotional authenticity and a stylistic confidence that is hard to ignore
Observer
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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
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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
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To understand what is happening now in France, or indeed, all over Europe, this is an essential text
Irish Times
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[A] small but hugely powerful book… Louis has further enhanced his growing reputation as the head of France's new wave of revolutionary writers
Morning Star
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With great clarity, this short autobiography speaks of 21st-century working-class lives tarnished by shame and the erosion of hopes and ambitions. Louis and his father appear to recover from their personal losses of love and joy and family life; but it feels too late and at too great a cost
Times Higher Education
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A masterful work from an underrepresented voice, which reminds us that the political is intrinsically personal
Independent
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Details
- Author
- Edouard Louis
- Narrator
- Édouard Louis
- Duration
- 1 hour 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 June 2019
- ISBN
- 9781473572522
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Essays, Political oppression and persecution, Sociology: family, kinship and relationships, Social and ethical issues, Social discrimination and social justice
Synopsis
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.
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