Despentes, Virginie: - Virginie Despentes is a writer and filmmaker.
Despentes is the author of more than fifteen other works, including the Vernon Subutex Trilogy, Apocalypse Baby , Bye Bye Blondie , Pretty Things , and the essay collection King Kong Theory ..
Upon release, it became the first film to be banned in France in twenty-eight years.
She adapted the novel for the screen in 2000, codirecting with the porn star Coralie Trinh Thi.
She worked in an independent record store in the early \'90s, was a sex worker, and published her first novel, Baise Moi , when she was twenty-three.
Despentes, Virginie: - Virginie Despentes is a writer and filmmaker