![]() ![]() ![]() Following the fall and rise of the titular Vernon, a DJ who becomes homeless, they are a gripping state of the nation portrait of France, (again translated by Wynne) and thoroughly recommended. I came to her via her more recent Vernon Subutex Trilogy of novels, the final part of which was published earlier this summer. Boldly stated, you know what you’re going to get!įor those unfamiliar with Despentes, she is the author of rape-revenge novel Baise-Moi, which she also co-directed as a film making her notorious in France, and in demand in the media. ![]() With these opening words, Virginie Despentes issues the reader a challenge in her 2003 book of essays, in the brilliant new translation by Frank Wynne for Fitzcarraldo Editions. ![]()
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