{"product_id":"bye-bye-blondie-paperback","title":"Bye Bye Blondie - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVirginie Despentes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSiân Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a wrecked modern version of a romance novel, acclaimed French writer Virginie Despentes pokes at the simultaneous ecstasy and banality of love in an age of psychiatry and punk.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGloria lives in seething rage, lashing out at everyone--particularly, a string of bewildered boyfriends--at the local bar. But when her latest explosion leaves her out on the street, she unexpectedly runs into famed television personality Eric Muir. Incidentally, he's also her teenage boyfriend, and the one who started it all. Once upon a time, Gloria and Eric met while institutionalized, and then became a mascot couple for those homeless and high on a noisy mix of drugs, music, and counterculture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, twenty years later, Gloria is enamored by youthful love resurrected and determined to immortalize their story by writing a screenplay. Whisked away to Paris, she's transformed from a provincial loose cannon into an urbane party guest. But navigating life and love isn't any easier for the middle-aged. Cutting deep to unearth the marriage of institutional violence and heterosexual relationships, \u003cem\u003eBye Bye Blondie\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates how young women are continuously dragged down and neglected, and then dangled false offers of fame in lieu of real, redemptive recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginie Despentes\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, filmmaker, and noted French feminist critic. She is the author of many award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eKing Kong Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Baby\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 2010 Prix Renaudot), and the \u003ci\u003eVernon Subutex\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy (shortlisted for the 2018 International Booker Prize). She co-directed the screen adaptations of her controversial novels \u003ci\u003eBaise-Moi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBye Bye Blondie\u003c\/i\u003e, and served as screenwriter for the adaptation of her novel \u003ci\u003ePretty Things.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSian Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e has translated many books on French history, including most of the works of Fernand Braudel. Recent translations include fiction by Virginie Despentes, Antonin Varenne and French crime novelist, Fred Vargas. Four Vargas translations have been awarded the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013). She is professor emerita of French at the University of Stirling, Scotland.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 365\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736386670655,"sku":"9781558619272","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bd62b0f2cb6bb93ed086c702d0b63eda.webp?v=1765146554","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bye-bye-blondie-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}