About the book
The major new novel from the once-in-a-generation author of The End of Eddy
'One of the most important, politically vital and morally bracing writers of his generation’ Keiran Goddard, Guardian
‘Change fills me with admiration and inspiration, as well as renewed faith in writing itself’ Maggie Nelson
‘One of the major writers of our time' Garth Greenwell
'I read everything he writes' Esi Edugyan
‘A mesmeric novel’ Daily Mail
Édouard Louis longs for a life beyond the poverty, discrimination and violence in his working-class hometown - so he sets out to study in Amiens, and, later, at university in Paris. He sheds the provincial 'Eddy' for an elegant new name, determined to eradicate every aspect of his past. He reads incessantly; he dines with aristocrats; he spends nights with millionaires and drug dealers alike.
Everything he does is motivated by a single obsession: to become someone else. Change is at once a personal odyssey, a story of dreams, friendship and the perils of leaving the past behind, and a profound portrait of a society divided by class, inequality and power.
Translated by John Lambert
Editions of Change
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781787303256
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781529931587
- EBook
- ISBN 9781529926101
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The major new novel from the once-in-a-generation author of The End of Eddy
'One of the most important, politically vital and morally bracing writers of his generation’ Keiran Goddard, Guardian
‘Change fills me with admiration and inspiration, as well as renewed faith in writing itself’ Maggie Nelson
‘One of the major writers of our time' Garth Greenwell
'I read everything he writes' Esi Edugyan
‘A mesmeric novel’ Daily Mail
Édouard Louis longs for a life beyond the poverty, discrimination and violence in his working-class hometown - so he sets out to study in Amiens, and, later, at university in Paris. He sheds the provincial 'Eddy' for an elegant new name, determined to eradicate every aspect of his past. He reads incessantly; he dines with aristocrats; he spends nights with millionaires and drug dealers alike.
Everything he does is motivated by a single obsession: to become someone else. Change is at once a personal odyssey, a story of dreams, friendship and the perils of leaving the past behind, and a profound portrait of a society divided by class, inequality and power.
Translated by John Lambert
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Change about?
The major new novel from the once-in-a-generation author of The End of Eddy
'One of the most important, politically vital and morally bracing writers of his generation’ Keiran Goddard, Guardian
‘Change fills me with admiration and inspiration, as well as renewed faith in writing itself’ Maggie Nelson
‘One of the major writers of our time' Garth Greenwell
'I read everything he writes' Esi Edugyan
‘A mesmeric novel’ Daily Mail
Édouard Louis longs for a life beyond the poverty, discrimination and violence in his working-class hometown - so he sets out to study in Amiens, and, later, at university in Paris. He sheds the provincial 'Eddy' for an elegant new name, determined to eradicate every aspect of his past. He reads incessantly; he dines with aristocrats; he spends nights with millionaires and drug dealers alike.
Everything he does is motivated by a single obsession: to become someone else. Change is at once a personal odyssey, a story of dreams, friendship and the perils of leaving the past behind, and a profound portrait of a society divided by class, inequality and power.
Translated by John Lambert
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Change?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Change?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781787303256
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Change?
Édouard Louis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Change is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781787303256) and paperback(ISBN 9781529931587) and ebook(ISBN 9781529926101)
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