Apocalypse bébé by Virginie Despentes

This feisty, bizarre novel (with one of my favorite covers in recent memory) follows a private investigator entrusted with tracking down a fugitive adolescent girl named Valentine. She enlists the assistance of the Hyena, an incredibly perceptive butch lesbian recognized for her ability to solve the most difficult situations. The novel switches points of view and takes the plot in progressively unexpected areas, such as the radicalization of youth and white nationalism, or one of the heroes' softly LGBT awakening. It's a sardonic, humorous novel with tragic twists, and Despentes uses her acute writing abilities to swap viewpoints and allow the riddles to come together on their own for the sake of the reader.


Apocalypse Baby
is more than just an intriguing punk, queerish take on noir. It is a choral performance that plunges its audience into the center of a horrific spectacle, complete with sadness, uneasiness, and ambiguity.

Translated by Sian Reynolds
Link to read: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23129730-apocalypse-baby
Apocalypse bébé by Virginie Despentes
Apocalypse bébé by Virginie Despentes
Apocalypse bébé by Virginie Despentes
Apocalypse bébé by Virginie Despentes

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