Virginie Despentes: Apocalypse Baby
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- Materiaali: Nidottu
- Kustantaja: Feminist Press
- Kieli: englanti
- ISBN: 9781558618916
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'Virginie Despentes's 'Apocalypse Baby' kept me up several nights in a row in part because it's a terrific page-turner, and in part because I was anxious to see how Despentes would sustain her narrative ride. 'Apocalypse Baby' is more than a compelling punk, queerish spin on the noir genre. It is a choral performance that tumbles its readers into the heart of violent spectacle, with all its attendant grief, unease, and unclarity. ' Maggie Nelson, author of 'The Art of Cruelty' and professor at the California Institute of the Arts'Virginie Despentes's social criticism is blistering, but her prose is laid-back. 'Apocalypse Baby' is an addictive feminist thriller that reads like shameless gossip from your smartest friend. ' Johanna Fateman'Apocalypse Baby' is a smart, fast-paced mystery about a missing adolescent girl traveling through Paris and Barcelona. She is tailed by two mismatched private investigators: the Hyena, part ruthless interrogator, part oversexed rock star, and Lucie, her plain and passive almost to the point of invisible sidekick. As their desperate search unfolds, they interrogate a suspicious cast of characters, and the dark heart of contemporary youth culture is exposed. Cult author and filmmaker Virginie Despentes has written many award-winning books, including 'King Kong Theory, ' and 'Apocalypse Baby, ' which won the 2010 Prix Renaudot when it was first published in France. She is the co-director of the screen adaptations of her controversial novels 'Baise-Moi' and 'Bye Bye Blondie. ''