Anleitung ein anderer zu werden

The new novel by Édouard Louis, author of "The End of Eddy." What does it cost to take control of one's own life? In his mid-twenties, he has already lived several lives: a childhood in extreme poverty, the shame of his origins, fleeing from the village to the city, and moving to Paris. He frees himself from the constraints of his background, adopts a new name, reads and writes obsessively, experiments with himself, and wants to live all lives. New worlds continually unfold before him. With boundless energy, he constantly reinvents himself, forms friendships, and yet questions the radical self-transformation that never fully completes. Édouard Louis has written a significant book about what one leaves behind when one arrives at oneself.

"A book of unsettling beauty." - Le Monde
"It has an enormous invigorating power, as Édouard Louis reflects on his life." - Edgar Selge
"A rare stroke of luck - an author who has something to say and is willing to do so without regard for himself." - The New York Times
"Captivating." - FAZ.