{"product_id":"apocalypse-baby-9781558618916","title":"Apocalypse Baby","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Apocalypse Baby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Argonauts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginie Despentes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a writer, filmmaker, and noted French feminist critic. She is the author of many award-winning books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing Kong Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eApocalypse Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (winner of the 2010 Prix Renaudot), and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eVernon Subutex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e trilogy (shortlisted for the 2018 International Booker Prize). She co-directed the screen adaptations of her controversial novels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaise-Moi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eBye Bye Blondie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and served as screenwriter for the adaptation of her novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePretty Things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Virginie Despentes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43356977987702,"sku":"9781558618916","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_9a480047-d39c-428c-8089-4f5604bdf639.jpg?v=1777498823","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/apocalypse-baby-9781558618916","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}