King Kong Theory

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

'I write from the realms of the ugly, for the ugly, the frigid, the unfucked and the unfuckables, all those excluded from the great meat market of female flesh, and for all those guys who don't want to be protectors, for those who would like to be but don't know how, for those who are not ambitious, competitive, or well-endowed. Because this ideal of the seductive white woman constantly being waved under our noses - well, I'm pretty sure it doesn't exist.'

Powerful, provocative and personal, King Kong Theory is a candid account of how the author of Baise-moi came to be Virginie Despentes. Drawing from personal experience, Despentes shatters received ideas about rape and prostitution, and explodes common attitudes towards sex and gender. King Kong Theory is a manifesto for a new punk feminism, reissued here in a brilliant new translation by Frank Wynne.

'Despentes is often described as a "rock-and-roll" Balzac ... She also resembles, by turns, William Gibson, George Eliot and Michel Houellebecq, with a sunnier attitude.' - Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781913097349
Published: August 2020

Number of pages: 176
Width: 125 mm
Height: 197 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions