The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things by Jérôme Leroy

A harrowing, fragmentary account of a young boy's life shaped by neglect, exploitation, and the destructive choices of the adults around him; he is shuffled between unstable homes, subjected to poverty and sexual abuse, and struggles with identity and survival in a world of manipulation and secrecy. The spare, often brutal prose traces his search for belonging and the blurred line between care and cruelty, exposing how vulnerability and self-deception warp relationships and memory.