The Monroe Girls - Paperback

Name: The Monroe Girls - Paperback
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SKU: 9781962770552
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by Antoine Volodine

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Book Overview

For readers of Thomas Pynchon, a conspiratorial adventure through a bleak future where the dead (and their political factions) never really die, from one of France's most visionary writers

Breton has seen brighter days. Now his body sags as he pulls a pair of binoculars to his withered face. He peers from the grimy window of a near-empty psychiatric compound--one of the last buildings standing after an unspecified disaster--spying rue Dellwo below, dreary in perpetual rain. Into this world of devastation drop the Monroe girls--paramilitaries trained in the "dark place" by Monroe, a dissident executed long ago. Their mission to revamp the Party is futile in this bleak, decaying world. Breton, our schizophrenic narrator, is tasked (and tortured) by what remains of the Party to locate and identify the Monroe girls using special optical equipment and his powers of extrasensory perception. Breton's journey through a bardo-like, hostile labyrinth invites us into a sensual swirl of bodily decay, political acquiescence, and civilizational collapse. In this derelict setting, Volodine ruminates on identity, surveillance, life after death, and love (which, alas, does not conquer all). An urgent and blistering tale, beautifully rendered with Volodine's distinct pathos and humor.

ISBN	9781962770552
Author	Antoine Volodine
Publisher	Archipelago Books
Genre	Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	March 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	278
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print