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Virginie Despentes

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Virginie Despentes is the author of Baise-Moi and Apocalypse Bébé

July 2020

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    Books that made me
    Virginie Despentes: 'Charles Bukowski is my comfort read. He makes me feel good'

    The novelist and film-maker on her love for vampires, laughing at David Sedaris and crying over Joan Didion

May 2011

  • strauss-kahn

    double quotation markDominique Strauss-Kahn and the game only one side plays

    Virginie Despentes

    Virginie Despentes: As French reaction to the Strauss-Kahn affair shows, many powerful men think their 'flirting' is harmless

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