by Virginie Despentes · J'ai lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782290301852
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«Les jolies choses» is the novel by French writer Virginie Despentes, published by J'ai lu in paperback (252 pages, in French).
Twins Pauline and Claudine are identical but opposite: Claudine lives to please, Pauline is rebellious and averse to commitment. After Claudine's death, Pauline takes her place and enters a world of seduction and falsehoods that confronts her desire to be loved and her loss of self.
The novel was originally published in 1998 and won the Prix de Flore that same year; this French paperback edition is from 2000.
For readers of contemporary French fiction interested in identity, double life, and sisterly relationships.
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.
