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Kids run the show / Delphine de Vigan ; translated from the French by Alison Anderson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: New York, NY : Europa Editions, 2023Description: 297 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1609459849
  • 9781609459840
Uniform titles:
  • Les enfants sont rois. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "A cautionary tale, a gripping cleverly told story of intrigue and deception, a heartfelt denunciation of contemporary online culture, Delphine de Vigan's new novel is all these things and more. The first time Mélanie met Clara, she was stunned by Clara's sense of authority. For her part, Clara was struck by Mélanie's pink, glittery nails. "She looks like a child," thought the first. "She looks like a doll," pondered the second. Two women who could not be more different. Mélanie is a social media superstar who broadcasts every detail of her kids' lives on a family YouTube channel. Clare is a young police officer, assigned to the case after Mélanie's daughter Kimmy is abducted. Traversing the Big Brother generation, the social media influencer generation, and into the 2030s, Delphine de Vigan offers a chilling exposé of a world where every aspect of lived experience and every emotion is broadcast, from moments of family happiness to the deepest and most solitary despair." -Dust jacket flap
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Mystery New VIGAN, DELPHINE Available 33111011216393
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A cautionary tale for a world in which social media has shattered the boundaries of intimacy.

The first time that Mélanie met Clara, she was stunned by Clara's sense of authority, and for her part, Clara was struck by Mélanie's pink, glittery nails, which shimmered in the dark. "She looks like a child," thought the first. "She looks like a doll," pondered the second.

These two women, both of the same generation and exposed to the same forms of media throughout their lives, could not be more different in adulthood. Mélanie is a social media superstar, broadcasting her children's daily lives on a family YouTube channel. Clara is a young police officer, assigned to the case after Mélanie's daughter Kimmy is abducted.

Traversing the Big Brother generation, the social media influencer generation, and right up to the 2030s, Delphine de Vigan offers a bone-chilling exposé of a world where everything is broadcasted and monetized, even family happiness.

Original title: Les enfants sont rois.

"A cautionary tale, a gripping cleverly told story of intrigue and deception, a heartfelt denunciation of contemporary online culture, Delphine de Vigan's new novel is all these things and more. The first time Mélanie met Clara, she was stunned by Clara's sense of authority. For her part, Clara was struck by Mélanie's pink, glittery nails. "She looks like a child," thought the first. "She looks like a doll," pondered the second. Two women who could not be more different. Mélanie is a social media superstar who broadcasts every detail of her kids' lives on a family YouTube channel. Clare is a young police officer, assigned to the case after Mélanie's daughter Kimmy is abducted. Traversing the Big Brother generation, the social media influencer generation, and into the 2030s, Delphine de Vigan offers a chilling exposé of a world where every aspect of lived experience and every emotion is broadcast, from moments of family happiness to the deepest and most solitary despair." -Dust jacket flap

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