Vernon Subutex One
the international booker-shortlisted cult novel
$23.11
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
26 March 2018
Summary
Vernon Subutex: A Fall From Grace in the City of Lights
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL 2018
WHO IS VERNON SUBUTEX?
An urban legend.
A fall from grace.
The mirror who reflects us all.
Vernon Subutex was once the proprietor of Revolver, an infamous music shop in Bastille. His legend spread throughout Paris. But by the 2000s his shop is struggling. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857055422 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857055429 |
| Series: | Maclehose Press Editions |
| Author: | Virginie Despentes, Frank Wynne |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 26 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 204mm x 201mm x 22mm |
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Part social epic, part punk rock thriller, Vernon Subutex is a remarkable portrait of contemporary society… written with a fury that hits right to the bone - Telerama
Vernon Subutex is a great novel because, quite simply, it disturbs you. Despentes is an extraordinary writer - ExpressSex, drugs and 90s punk rock: Vernon Subutex is the Comedie Humaine for our time, produced by the furious talent of Virginie Despentes - CultureboxA masterful blending of characters, voices and plots with an undeniable sense of changing rhythms. This is not just a novel, it’s an electrocardiogram - FigaroA mind-blowing portrait of contemporary French society - Les InrocksA vast mural of the world today. We all knew Despentes could write, but we were not expecting this - Figaro magazineAbout The Author
Virginie Despentes
Virginie Despentes is a writer and filmmaker, and former maid, sex worker, and freelance rock journalist. Her first novel, Baise-Moi, the controversial rape-revenge story, was published in 1992 and adapted for film in 2000. Upon release it became the first film to be banned in France for twenty-eight years. She is the author of over fifteen further works, including Apocalypse Baby (2010) and Bye Bye Blondie (2004), and the autobiographical essay, King Kong Theory (2006).
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