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Virginie Despentess Vernon Subutex trilogy is the zeitgeistiest thing I ever read. Everything about it is contemporary, right down to the fearless woman author who doesnt think of herself as a feminist and gives an impression at least in interviews of habitually killing rapists . . . It has dupes and assholes and racists and the people they hate and a stunning diversity of internal monologues and trans true love. Like the last decade, it searches for a happy ending that isnt merely personal and cant find it . . . These novels with their depth and detail kick TVs sorry ass. Nell Zink, Bustle, The Best Books Of The 2010s

From the provocative writer and filmmaker Virginie Despentes comes volume one of her acclaimed trilogy of novels, Vernon Subutexshort-listed for the Man Booker International Prize. But who is Vernon Subutex?

Vernon Subutex was once the proprietor of Revolver, an infamous music shop in Paris, where his name was legend throughout Paris. By the 2000s, however, with the arrival of the internet and the decline in CD and vinyl sales, his shop is struggling, like so many others. When it closes, Subutex finds himself with nowhere to go and nothing to do. Before long, his savings are gone, and when the mysterious rock star who had been covering his rent suddenly drops dead of a drug overdose, Subutex finds himself launched on an epic saga of couch-surfing, boozing, and coke-snorting before finally winding up homeless. Just as he resigns himself to life as a panhandler, a throwaway comment he once made on Facebook takes the internet by storm.

The word is out: Subutex is lugging around a bunch of VHS tapes shot by that same dead rock musicianhis last recordings on this earth. Soon a crowd of wild characters, from screen writers to social media groupies, from porn stars to failed musicians to random misfits, are hot on Vernons trail . . . but Vernon is none the wiser.

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"Virginie Despentess Vernon Subutex trilogy is the zeitgeistiest thing I ever read. Everything about it is contemporary, right down to the fearless woman author who doesnt think of herself as a feminist and gives an impression at least in interviews of habitually killing rapists." Nell Zink, Bustle, "The Best Books Of The 2010s"

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From the provocative writer and filmmaker Virginie Despentes comes Vernon Subutex 1, the first novel in her acclaimed trilogya gritty, satirical tale of a former record shop owners descent into the underbelly of Parisian society.

Vernon Subutex was once the legendary proprietor of Revolver, a famed music shop in Paris. But by the 2000s, with the rise of the internet and decline in physical media sales, his shop is struggling. When it finally closes, Subutex finds himself adrift, his savings gone. The death of a rock star who had been covering his rent leaves him homeless, launching him on an epic saga of couch-surfing, substance abuse, and destitution. Just as he resigns himself to life as a panhandler, a forgotten comment he made on Facebook goes viral.

Word spreads that Subutex possesses the last recordings of the deceased musician on a collection of VHS tapes. Soon a motley crew of characters, from screen writers to social media groupies, porn stars to failed musicians, are hot on Vernons trail, unbeknownst to him.

"Virginie Despentess Vernon Subutex trilogy is the zeitgeistiest thing I ever read. Everything about it is contemporary, right down to the fearless woman author who doesnt think of herself as a feminist and gives an impression at least in interviews of habitually killing rapists." Nell Zink, Bustle, "The Best Books Of The 2010s"

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