History of Violence

by Édouard Louis

Book Overview

History of Violence is international bestselling French author Edouard Louis's autobiographical novel about surviving a shocking sexual assault and coping with the post-traumatic stress disorder of its aftermath.

On Christmas Eve 2012, in Paris, the novelist douard Louis was raped and almost murdered by a man he had just met. This act of violence left Louis shattered; its aftermath made him a stranger to himself and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374170592
• ISBN13: 9780374170592
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.7"