Virginie Despentes is a writer and filmmaker. She is the author of fifteen books including
Apocalypse Baby (2010) and the
Vernon Subutex trilogy (2013-2017). She was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize for
Vernon Subutex 1 in 2018.
Vernon Subutex 3 will be published in June by Maclehose. Her essay
King Kong Theory will be reissued by Fitzcarraldo Editions in August 2020 in a new translation by Frank Wynne, and with a foreword by Paul B. Preciado.
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