Apocalypse Baby

Virginie Despentes · 2010 CE · Novel · French · Contemporary

A teenage girl has run away from her family, and two mismatched women, a detective of indifferent habits and her young colleague, chase her from Paris to Barcelona. The chase leads through the trails of social media, family and sexual politics. Awarded the Renaudot.

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