Nadine and Manu meet by chance and become partners on a violent road trip across France. Both have been shaped by poverty and violence, and after a killing they decide to go on a spree, shooting people at random, as an act of revenge on a society that has treated them as disposable. Virginie Despentes writes in a raw, blunt voice, with unsparing sex and violence, and the book was controversial on its release in 1993.
It suits adult readers who want confrontational French fiction about gender, poverty and rage. Anyone who knows the film adaptation will find the novel's voice more direct. The content is explicit.
Growth-minded; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Curious Generalist. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- LGF
- ISBN
- 9782253087557
- Language
- FR
