{"product_id":"apocalypse-baby-virginie-despentes-9781558618916","title":"Apocalypse Baby","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eThe Argonauts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eValentine is a wayward teenage girl on the run 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, exposing the dark heart of contemporary youth culture. In this fast-paced feminist thriller, Virginie Despentes presents a scathing social criticism with flawed, fascinating characters and spellbinding prose.\u003cb\u003eVirginie Despentes\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, filmmaker, and noted French feminist critic. She is the author of many award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eKing Kong Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Baby\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 2010 Prix Renaudot), and the \u003ci\u003eVernon Subutex\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy (shortlisted for the 2018 International Booker Prize). She co-directed the screen adaptations of her controversial novels \u003ci\u003eBaise-Moi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBye Bye Blondie\u003c\/i\u003e, and served as screenwriter for the adaptation of her novel \u003ci\u003ePretty Things.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginie Despentes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558618910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558618916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2015","brand":"Virginie Despentes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047106605311,"sku":"9781558618916","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8f01324-d130-48ec-b2d0-ba36092333ec.jpg?v=1684988294","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/apocalypse-baby-virginie-despentes-9781558618916","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}