Talks
Édouard Louis
- 7PM
Single Tickets
Co-presented by BAM and St. Ann’s Warehouse
In conjunction with The End of Eddy and History of Violence
Moderated by Alexandra Schwartz
Édouard Louis comes to BAM to discuss the internationally bestselling books at the heart of this fall’s two adaptations: The End of Eddy, presented this season as part of Next Wave 2019, and History of Violence, presented at St. Ann’s Warehouse. This discussion looks to the ways in which Louis’ observations of classism, homophobia, and racism in French society—also addressed in his highly acclaimed nonfiction book, Who Killed My Father—makes the invisible visible and confronts readers and viewers with searing truths.
This event is part of Brooklyn Falls for France, a cultural season organized by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and FACE Foundation in partnership with Brooklyn venues
Alexandra Schwartz is a staff writer at The New Yorker. In 2019, she became one of the magazine's two new theater critics. She has written frequently on France for the magazine, and is a winner of the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, awarded by the National Book Critics Circle.
This charismatic staging brings to life Édouard Louis’ internationally acclaimed autobiographical novel The End of Eddy, a resonant coming-of-age story that reflects on youth, sexuality, power, and freedom.
