King kong theory virginie despentes blog
King kong theory virginie despentes blog
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King Kong Theory
The cover of the English-language edition, published in America in 2010 by The Feminist Press. | |
| Author | Virginie Despentes |
|---|---|
| Language | French |
| Genre | Essay |
| Published | 2006 |
| Publisher | Grasset |
| Publication place | France |
| ISBN | 978-1-55861-657-8 (The Feminist Press edition) |
2006 book by filmmaker and novelist Virginie Despentes
King Kong Theory is a book by filmmaker and novelist Virginie Despentes, first published in French in 2006 by Grasset.
English-language editions have been published in 2010 by The Feminist Press (translated by Stéphanie Benson) and in 2020 by Fitzcarraldo Editions (translated by Frank Wynne).
Title
The title is a reference to the 2005 film King Kong, directed by Peter Jackson.
In the first essay of the book, Despentes describes herself as "more King Kong than Kate Moss," saying she is "too aggressive, too noisy, too fat, too rough, too hairy, always too masculine."[1] Later, in a section titled "