{"product_id":"history-of-violence-9781250214980","title":"History of Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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 sent him back to the village, the family, and the past he had sworn to leave behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bestseller in France, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e is a short nonfiction novel in the tradition of Truman Capote's \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, but with the victim as its subject. Moving seamlessly and hypnotically between past and present, between Louis's voice and the voice of an imagined narrator, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Violence \u003c\/i\u003ehas the exactness of a police report and the searching, unflinching curiosity of memoir at its best. It records not only the casual racism and homophobia of French society but also their subtle effects on lovers, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. It represents a great step forward for a young writer whose acuity, skill, and depth are unmatched by any novelist of his generation, in French or English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250214980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"\u0026#201;douard Louis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42223157280949,"sku":"9781250214980","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a57f39b2-fd04-407c-b248-32ebee2aaf61.jpg?v=1655780175","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/history-of-violence-9781250214980","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}