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Virginie Despentes
Virginie Despentes is a writer and filmmaker. She worked in an independent record store in the early ’90s, was a sex worker, and published her first novel, Baise Moi, when she was ...view moreVirginie Despentes is a writer and filmmaker. She worked in an independent record store in the early ’90s, was a sex worker, and published her first novel, Baise Moi, when she was twenty-three. She adapted the novel for the screen in 2000, codirecting with the porn star Coralie Trinh Thi. Upon release, it became the first film to be banned in France in twenty-eight years. 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.view less
Books by Virginie Despentes
Baise-Moi (Rape Me) Vernon Subutex 1: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Teoria King Kong Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Vernon Subutex 2: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKing Kong Theory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pretty Things Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Vernon Subutex 3: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bye Bye Blondie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Devenir perra Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5