parole, une parenthèse quotidienne au profit de l’individu dans Cher connard de Virginie Despentes

Abstract

Virginie Despentes is the recipient of the 2010 Renaudot prize for her novel Apocalypse Bébé. Her most recent work, Cher connard (2022), top the sales charts for several weeks, and is praised by literary critics. This epistolary novel destabilizes and deconstructs patriarchy and the condition of women in France. It helps us better understand the abuse of power. Anchored in its time, it questions the daily relationship of three characters: Rebecca, Oscar and Zoé.