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Édouard Louis
Édouard Louis (born Eddy Bellegueule; 30 October 1992) is a French writer and sociologist. Biography Édouard Louis, born Eddy Bellegueule was born and raised in the town of Hallencourt in northern France, which is the setting of his first novel, the autobiographical ' (2014; published in English in 2018 as '' The End of Eddy''). Louis grew up in a poor family supported by government welfare: his father was a factory worker for a decade until "One day at work, a storage container fell on him and crushed his back, leaving him bedridden, on morphine for the pain" and unable to work. His mother found occasional work bathing the elderly. The poverty, racism, alcoholism and his homosexuality which he dealt with in his family during his childhood would become the subject of his literary work. He is the first in his family to attend university. In 2011, he was admitted to two of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in France, the École Normale Supérieure and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hallencourt
Hallencourt () is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Hallencourt is situated at the junction of the D21, D53 and D173 roads, some south of Abbeville. The commune comprises the two villages of Hallencourt and Hocquincourt. Population Places of interest * The war memorial * The Château de Beauvoir at Hocquincourt (now a private hotel) Personalities *Roman Opałka, French artist of Polish ancestry, was born in Hocquincourt in 1931. *Édouard Louis, French writer, is from Hallencourt. He wrote his debut autobiographical novel ''En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule'' (2014, translated into English as ''The End of Eddy'') about growing up there. See also *Communes of the Somme department References External links Canton of Hallencourtopalka1965.com - Roman Opalka website Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |