A Woman's Battles and Transformations

"Current enfant terrible of French letters Édouard Louis is known for exposing the underbelly of France’s undervalued, underserved, struggling working class, as well as what it feels like to be gay outside a major metropolis. Now Louis turns his autofiction to his mother, a woman who has suffered from poor education, lack of financial resources and abusive men. The result is a searing and meaningful exploration of a mother-son relationship, against the challenges and cruelties of men and within France’s rigid class structures."