Nelly Arcan shocked the literary world with elegant phrasing and lurid details of sex work in her semi-autobiographical first novel, Putain (Whore), which became an international best-seller in 2001. A prostitute by choice, Nelly's fragmented life is laid bare in a stylish mix of make-believe and memoir, revealing a woman lost between irreconcilable identities: the neurotic writer, the vulnerable lover, the call girl and the star. Despite literary success, the French Canadian's remarkable life ended in tragedy.
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Nelly
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Le Temps des Fleurs
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Over My Head
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I Melt With You
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Stay Tonight
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Dear Criminals:
Writer
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Petite Mort
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Dear Criminals:
Writer
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In the Pines
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Dear Criminals:
Performer
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Ma jeunesse fout l'camp
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Nelly
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Dear Criminals:
Writer
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