Season 15 of the Two Month Review: “Vernon Subutex” by Virginie Despentes
Following on the sprawling, propulsive, voice-driven masterpiece聽J R, we're turning to another amazing assemblage of unforgettable characters in Virginie Despentes's聽Vernon Subutex聽trilogy. Here's the description of Volume 1: From the provocative writer and filmmaker Virginie Despentes comes volume one of her acclaimed ...
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“Vernon Subutex 1” by Virginie Despentes [Why This Book Should Win]
Check in daily for new Why This Book Should Win posts covering all thirty-five titles longlisted for the 2020 Best Translated Book Awards.聽 Dorian聽Stuber teaches at Hendrix College and blogs about books at聽www.eigermonchjungfrau.blog. His work has appeared in聽Num茅ro Cinq, Open Letters Monthly,聽and Words without ...
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Controversy & Value
I absolutely love the Virginie Despentes books that I've read, and聽Vernon Subutex 1鈥攖he first part of a trilogy that she concluded in 2017鈥攊s no exception. Like her other novels, the prose is direct, unadorned, and based very heavily in character. Very unlikeable characters. Offensive characters. Characters who are most ...
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Pretty Things [Why This Book Should Win]
Check in daily for new Why This Book Should Win posts covering all thirty-five titles longlisted for the 2019 Best Translated Book Awards.聽 Giselle Robledo is a reader trying to infiltrate the book reviewer world. You can find her on Twitter at @Objetpetit_a_. Pretty Things聽by Virginie Despentes, translated from ...
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Early Gems in the Hunt for the Best Translated Fiction of 2016! [BTBA 2017]
This week’s Best Translated Book Award post is by Lori Feathers, anAssistant Managing Editor at Asymptote, freelance book critic and member of the National Book Critics Circle. Follow her online @LoriFeathers. For more information on the BTBA, “like” our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter. And check back ...
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Bye Bye Blondie
Many of Virginie Despentes鈥檚 books revolve around the same central idea: 鈥淭o be born a woman [is] the worst fate in practically every society.鈥 But this message is nearly always packaged in easy-to-read books that fill you with the pleasure of a trashy popular novel. The writing is straightforward, not overly literary, ...
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Why Are We Ignoring "Apocalypse Baby"'s Most Important Twist? [BTBA 2016]
This week’s Best Translated Book Award post is by Kate Garber, bookseller at 192 Books. For more information on the BTBA, “like” our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter. And check back here each week for a new post by one of the judges. I have yet to find a review of Apocalypse Baby by Virginie ...
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