by Virginie Despentes · Einaudi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788806208547
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«Apocalypse Baby» is the crime novel by Virginie Despentes, published by Einaudi in paperback (311 pages, in Italian).
Private detective Lucie Toledo follows Valentine Galtan, a teenager expelled from several schools who disappears in the Paris metro. Unable to solve the case alone, Lucie asks for help from the Iena, a legendary, lesbian and violent investigator, who immediately turns the investigation around and shows her an unsuspected world.
The original French work, «Apocalypse bébé», was published in 2010 and won the Prix Renaudot; the Italian edition is translated by Silvia Marzocchi.
For mystery and thriller readers interested in female investigators and LGBT themes.
Virginie Despentes is a French author, screenwriter, director, and actress. She is known for her work exploring gender, sexuality, and people who live in poverty or other marginalised conditions.
