Vernon Subutex 2 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780374283254)

Part social epic, part punk-rock thriller, writer/filmmaker Virginie Despentes's Vernon Subutex trilogy continues the Man Booker International Prize shortlisted sprawling tale of an ex-record shop clerk's celebrity fortunes and misfortunes.

The basis for the TV show of the same name available on streaming.

Rock star Alex Bleach might be dead, but he has a secret. It's a secret that concerns several people, but the only person who can unlock it is Vernon Subutex, former record shop proprietor turned homeless messiah and guru, last seen hallucinating and feverish on a bench. He has tapes of Alex that will shake the world. The hunt is on, and the wolves are closing in.

Meanwhile, the cast of lovers and killers in Vernon's orbit is in violent disarray. A?ha wants to know the truth behind the death of her mother, the porn star Vodka Satana. And if she finds the bastards responsible, she wants to make them pay, whatever C駘este thinks of her plan. C駘este wants A?ha to get a grip and stop hanging around with Subutex's gang of disciples. The Hyena wants to find the Bleach tapes. She wants to untangle her complicated feelings about Ana?, her boss's assistant. And speaking of her boss, she does not want Laurent Dopalet to discover how badly she has double-crossed him.

Big-shot producer Laurent Dopalet wants the Hyena to find and destroy the Bleach tapes. He wants to forget he ever knew Vodka Satana. He wants people to stop graffitiing his apartment with ludicrous allegations. Above all, he wants people to understand: NONE OF THIS IS HIS FAULT.

Virginie Despentes's Vernon Subutex trilogy is the zeitgeistiest thing I ever read. --Nell Zink, Bustle, The Best Books of the 2010s

Author: Virginie Despentes
ISBN-10: 0374283257
ISBN-13: 9780374283254
Publisher: Fsg Originals
Language: English
Published: 07/07/2020
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/13/2020
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2020 pg. 10