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History of Violence
- Narrated by: Joseph Kloska
- Length: 5 hrs
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Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of History of Violence by Edouard Louis, read by Joseph Kloska.
The radical and urgent new novel from the author of The End of Eddy
I met Reda on Christmas Eve 2012. I was going home after a meal with friends, at around four in the morning. He approached me in the street, and finally I invited him up to my apartment. He told me the story of his childhood and how his father had come to France, having fled Algeria.
We spent the rest of the night together, talking, laughing. At around 6 o'clock, he pulled out a gun and said he was going to kill me. He insulted me, strangled and raped me. The next day, the medical and legal proceedings began.
History of Violence retraces the story of that night, and looks at immigration, dispossession, racism, desire and the effects of trauma in an attempt to understand, and to outline, a history of violence, its origins, its reasons and its causes.
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- James Thomas
- 28-01-24
Cool detachment belies the reality
Horrific story told objectively that stylistically seems cold and remote yet the first person lets the facts speak for themselves.
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- Gary B.
- 08-10-19
Incredible exploration of the aftermath of rape
I really enjoyed Louis' first book 'The End of Eddy', so I approached this book with great expectation. Such a different book but with expectation exceeded.
It's a sad, difficult read but one that really examines with forensic detail the aftermath of a seriously traumatic event. It is not gratuitous but guides the reader through the months following the attack.
Obligatory reading for anyone who works with people who have been traumatised (for any reason). It's not a happy read/listen but it is an important one.
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