{"product_id":"2940169225914","title":"History of Violence: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e is international bestselling French author Edouard Louis's autobiographical audiobook about surviving a shocking sexual assault and coping with the post-traumatic stress disorder of its aftermath.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Christmas Eve 2012, in Paris, the novelist Édouard Louis was raped and almost murdered by a man he had just met. This act of violence left Louis shattered; its aftermath made him a stranger to himself and sent him back to the village, the family, and the past he had sworn to leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bestseller in Franceamp;mdash;challenged and vindicated in the courtsamp;mdash;\u003ci\u003eHistory of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e is a short nonfiction account with the victim as its subject. Moving seamlessly and hypnotically between past and present, between Louis's voice and the voice of an imagined narrator, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e has the exactness of a police report and the searching, unflinching curiosity of memoir at its best. It records not only the casual racism and homophobia of French society but also their subtle effects on lovers, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. It represents a great step forward for a young writer whose acuity, skill, and depth are unmatched by any novelist of his generation, in French or English.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104389939440,"sku":"2940169225914","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169225914_p0.jpg?v=1763675709","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169225914","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}