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Nov 5, 2019 · Vernon Subutex 1: A Novel. Paperback – November 5, 2019. From the provocative writer and filmmaker Virginie Despentes comes volume one of her acclaimed trilogy of novels, Vernon Subutex―short-listed for the Man Booker International Prize and the basis for the TV series of the same name.
- Virginie Despentes
Vernon Subutex Series. Part social epic, part punk-rock thriller, writer/filmmaker Virginie Despentes's Vernon Subutex trilogy, shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize, is a sprawling human comedy taking in all strata of French society with a provocative and revealing eye toward modern culture on the edge of disaster.
Nov 5, 2019 · From the provocative writer and filmmaker Virginie Despentes comes volume one of her acclaimed trilogy of novels, Vernon Subutex—short-listed for the Man Booker International Prize and the basis for the TV series of the same name.But who is Vernon Subutex? Vernon Subutex was once the proprietor of Revolver, an infamous music shop in Paris, where his name was legend throughout Paris.
Nov 5, 2019 · From the provocative writer and filmmaker Virginie Despentes comes volume one of her acclaimed trilogy of novels, Vernon Subutex —short-listed for the Man Booker International Prize and the basis for the TV series of the same name. But who is Vernon Subutex? Vernon Subutex was once the proprietor of Revolver, an infamous music shop in Paris, where his name was legend throughout Paris.
- Virginie Despentes
Despentes’ protagonist and anti-hero Vernon Subutex (Subutex being the brand name for Buprenorphine, an opioid used to treat opioid addiction, chronic and acute pain) used to own a record store, “Revolver”, which was the place to be for an array of hipsters, slackers and music lovers of all spheres, among them Alex Bleach, who went on to ...
Nov 5, 2019 · by Virginie Despentes ; translated by ... The central figure is the titular 50-ish Vernon Subutex, who can pretty much be summed up by “used to own a record store.” (Thanks, High Fidelity.) Much like a TV series (Surprise! There's already a French series based on this book), this is a soap-operatic portrait of a variety of burnouts rather ...
"Vernon Subutex 1, written by Virginie Despentes and translated from French by Frank Wynne, is the kind of match that is so great it won’t occur to readers that these two entities author and translator "Virginie Despentes' Vernon Subutex Trilogy is the zeitgeistiest thing I ever read. Everything about it is contemporary, right down to the ...
An audacious and compelling social satire from Virginie Despentes, which casts a penetrating light on the dark underbelly of modern urban life. When the friend who had been covering his rent selfishly dies, Vernon, a struggling record shop owner, finds himself out on the Paris streets. But as he begs from strangers, a throwaway comment on ...
May 19, 2021 · The Stinging Provocations of Virginie Despentes. In her Vernon Subutex novels, which were huge best-sellers in France, one feels the collapse of a national myth—and a crippling disorientation in ...
Vernon Subutex Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International “One of the books of the year, ... 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 ...
Jul 7, 2020 · Despentes is the author of more than fifteen other works, including the Vernon Subutex Trilogy, Apocalypse Baby, Bye Bye Blondie, Pretty Things, and the essay collection King Kong Theory. Frank Wynne has translated the work of numerous French and Hispanic authors, including Michel Houellebecq, Patrick Modiano, Javier Cercas, and Virginie Despentes.
- Virginie Despentes
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Jun 29, 2017 · Virginie Despentes is an award-winning author and filmmaker, and a noted French feminist and cultural critic. She is the award of many award-winning books, including King Kong Theory, Apocalypse Baby (winner of the 2010 Prix Renaudot), and Vernon Subutex (winner of the Anaïs-Nin Prize 2015, Prix Landerneau 2015, Prix La Coupole 2015).
- Virginie Despentes
Apr 27, 2022 · Vernon Subutex : roman by Despentes, Virginie, 1969-Publication date 2015 Publisher Paris : Bernard Grasset Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language French. volumes ; 23 cm Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-04-27 19:08:04
Jun 23, 2020 · “Vernon Subutex” came on the heels of a transformational period in Despentes’ life. In 2005, she took a road trip around the United States to film a documentary about pro-sex feminists ...
May 10, 2021 · Vernon Subutex is very different—it’s a portrait of Paris about five years ago, but it has something in common with American culture in that it’s about punk culture and rock n’ roll ...
At the French Literary Circle entitled On the paths of modern French literature we read and discuss novels of the renowned francophone writers. This time we will discuss the novel by the French writer Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex I, a picturesque journey of the hero though seemingly organized bourgeois suburbs and the dark underground intestines of Paris.
Jan 1, 2018 · Virginie Despentes is an award-winning author and filmmaker, and a noted French feminist and cultural critic. She is the award of many award-winning books, including King Kong Theory, Apocalypse Baby (winner of the 2010 Prix Renaudot), and Vernon Subutex (winner of the Anaïs-Nin Prize 2015, Prix Landerneau 2015, Prix La Coupole 2015).
- Virginie Despentes
Vernon Subutex je imel včasih priljubljeno prodajalno plošč. Potem je prišel internet, glasba na trdih nosilcih se ni več prodajala in čez noč je ostal brez vsega – brez dela in brez bejb. ... Virginie Despentes (1969) je francoska pisateljica in filmarka, feministka in kulturna kritičarka, nova provokativna zvezda francoske literarne ...
Jan 6, 2023 · Virginie Despentes sem doslej poznal predvsem po kontroverznem prvencu (1992) in še bolj kontroverzni filmski adaptaciji Baise-moi (kar v njenem svetu ne pomeni Poljubi me), s trilogijo Vernon Subutex pa zdaj, kot kaže, nagovarja mojo generacijo.
