Who Killed My Father

Who Killed My Father (French: Qui a tué mon père) is a 2018 book by French writer Édouard Louis. It was first released in French in May 2018.

Who Killed My Father

Author	Édouard Louis
Country	France
Publication date	2018

Structure and story

The book is a non-chronological account of several anecdotes about the author's life living with his father. Louis tells different stories about living with his father, sometimes with contradictory details. Some scenes are violent, while some are loving. The book's title is not a question, and Louis addresses the list of those he considers responsible for the destruction of his father's body, and pending death. These are, according to him, politicians and political people who have passed reforms impacting the poor. Specifically, he blames French presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande, as well as Emmanuel Macron, the French president at the time of the book's publication.[1]

Reception

Writing for Télérama, Fabienne Pascaud referred to the book as a "poignant ode".[2] Similarly, Pierre Vavasseur wrote in Le Parisien that the book is both "angry and poignant".[3]

Translation

A German translation was published in January 2019.[4]

References

1. Mainwaring, Madison (29 March 2019). "The Uses of Édouard Louis". The Baffler. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
2. Fabienne, Pascaud (30 April 2018). "Avec "Qui a tué mon père", Edouard Louis nous bouleverse encore". Télérama. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
3. Vavasseur, Pierre (4 May 2018). "«Qui a tué mon père» : le livre rageur et poignant d'Edouard Louis". Le Parisien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
4. "L'ÉCRIVAIN ÉDOUARD LOUIS PRÉSENTE "QUI A TUÉ MON PÈRE"". Institut Français. Retrieved 2 April 2019.