Superstars, published in France in 2000 by Flammarion and translated in several languages, is the second novel by Ann Scott. Relating the tales of the techno culture emerging in France and in Europe in the late nineties, this pop novel instantly gave its author a cult status. [1]
This novel, set in Paris, portrays the economically bleak and emotionally taut lives of three roommates craving artistic recognition and fame. Amid trendy raves, glamorous parties, borderline sex, and designer drugs, Louise, the main character, who has recently turned thirty, is facing an identity crisis: she now has a record contract as a techno producer, but she used to be a bass player for rock bands, and she can't decide which world means more to her. But when she entered the world of electronic music and raves, she also entered the lesbian world, or at least the bisexual world, and now she's wondering where all of this is leading her.
Literary significance
An entire generation found itself represented in these dilemmas of heterosexual vs bisexual identity and rock vs techno tastes.[2]
Certain gay and lesbian groups in France criticized the novel for depicting a very ironic portrait of lesbian lifestyles.
An English translation is coming in 2026.
Footnotes
↑ By French writer and book critic Frédéric Beigbeder in the TV show Rive Droite Rive Gauche and later most of the French press stated the same, including Le Monde, 20 August 2005)
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