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Even as a child, Eddy Bellegueule senses that it is difficult for him to live up to the expectations of those around him. His world is a small village in Picardy in northern France and his upbringing in a working-class family is characterized by poverty, violence and social exclusion. Eddy's perceived effeminate behavior makes him an outsider long before he discovers his own homosexuality, and the constant rejection of his fellow men and lack of acceptance from his family weigh heavily on him. Despite the adverse circumstances, Eddy searches for ways to escape his surroundings and find his own identity. Édouard Louis' autofictional debut novel tells of his escape from an oppressive childhood in unsparing, explicit images and with almost sociological precision.