{"product_id":"superstars-9781805680598","title":"Superstars","description":"\u003cp\u003eParis, late 90s: at the centre of the city's queer techno scene, musician Louise lives in a haze of parties, drugs and hooking up.\u003c\/p\u003eParis, late 90s: at the centre of the city's queer techno scene, musician Louise lives in a haze of parties, drugs and hooking up. A group of women orbits her magnetic DJ ex-girlfriend Alex; as they bar hop, go to each other's sets and climb into each other's beds, Louise struggles to make rent and work on her own electronic music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen comes what should be her big moment: Louise gets a life-changing record contract, but she has no idea what she wants. Pulled between her ex-boyfriend Nikki and her old life in rock bands and a volatile new crush in her techno world, Louise begins careening off the rails, leaving chaos in her wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaw, caustic and pulsing with the music that enraptured a generation, \u003ci\u003eSuperstars\u003c\/i\u003e is an electrifying immersion in Paris's 90s rave scene by a cult author who lived it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781805680598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 03 Nov 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eAnn Scott was born in Boulogne-Billancourt to a Russian photographer mother and a French art-collector father. She grew up in Paris and moved to London at seventeen. In the buzzy '80s music scene, she became a drummer in a punk band. She then took up a brief career as a model before returning to Paris at twenty, where she began to write. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eAsphyxie\u003c\/i\u003e, was published ten years later. In 2000, \u003ci\u003eSuperstars\u003c\/i\u003e, her second novel, became a hit upon release. In 2023, she received the Prix Renaudot for \u003ci\u003eLes Insolents\u003c\/i\u003e, her tenth book. She is also the co-author, with Nicola Sirkis, of the song \"Paradize\" by the rock group Indochine, whose album of the same name has sold over a million copies.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eHailed as the literary queen of the Paris techno scene, whose cult novel Superstars immortalized the hedonism and rivalry of the sweat-drenched dancefloors and rave parties of 1990s France * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eAn often funny, sometimes heart wrenching dive into parties, drug-fuelled ragers and love affairs * Huck *\u003cbr\u003eA wild music scene and an illicit affair propel Scott's entrancing English-language debut... Scott's addictive narrative offers a kaleidoscopic look at a lively milieu and a woman's struggle to overcome heartbreak and obsession, and make a life for herself as an artist * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *\u003cbr\u003eThis French cult classic novel chronicles Paris' queer rave scene in the '90s. Think: lesbian DJ love triangles, anticonformists, grainy MTV, and designer drugs * Playboy, 'Most Anticipated Books of 2026' *\u003cbr\u003eThe iconic Ann Scott chronicles the Paris lesbian techno scene of the '90s with language as rhythmic and hypnotic as trance music itself, reveling in the debauchery and beauty, the hard drugs and rough sex. This is a wildly ecstatic novel... Brilliant, relentless, and wild as fuck -- Paula Bomer, author of 'The Stalker'\u003cbr\u003eA raw story, as direct as a slap or a first kiss, Superstars is a hymn to suffering, to furtive delights, to undying love. Scott writes like someone plunging a sword into her reader to disseminate the naughtiest of pleasures * Le Figaro *\u003cbr\u003eFilled with startling humor and trance-like set pieces, Superstars flows like the best techno. Fans of Virginie Despentes, Claire Denis, and\/or Leos Carax should check it out immediately -- Jeff Jackson, author of 'Destroy All Monsters'","brand":"Ann Scott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574010810585,"sku":"9781805680598","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781805680598_34112552-ff84-4859-bb4f-09f9f23bf306.jpg?v=1790774938","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/superstars-9781805680598","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}