Vernon Subutex 1

From the provocative writer and filmmaker Virginie Despentes comes Vernon Subutex 1, the first novel in her acclaimed trilogy—a gritty, satirical tale of a former record shop owner's descent into the underbelly of Parisian society.

Vernon Subutex was once the legendary proprietor of Revolver, a famed music shop in Paris. But by the 2000s, with the rise of the internet and decline in physical media sales, his shop is struggling. When it finally closes, Subutex finds himself adrift, his saving...