Apocalypse Baby
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Crime, Mystery & Suspense, Women Sleuths
| Author: | Virginie Despentes | ISBN: | 9781558618848 |
| Publisher: | The Feminist Press at CUNY | Publication: | March 23, 2015 |
| Imprint: | The Feminist Press at CUNY | Language: | English |
| Author: | Virginie Despentes |
| ISBN: | 9781558618848 |
| Publisher: | The Feminist Press at CUNY |
| Publication: | March 23, 2015 |
| Imprint: | The Feminist Press at CUNY |
| Language: | English |
"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 Argonauts
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.
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.
"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 Argonauts
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.
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.
