Soon to be a major motion picture directed by neil labute and starring renee. Vapor is the second novel by american writer amanda filipacchi. She was born in paris and educated in both in france and in the u. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read vapor. It was translated into french, italian, dutch, russian, and polish. Amanda filipacchi is the author of three previous novels, nude men, vapor, and, most recently, love creeps. Filipacchi nude men, 1993 crafts an intriguing diversion thats as much a. Anna graham, this novels sardonic narrator, wants nothing more than to be an actress, but is worried that her personality is too overpowering. The novel was praised for an energetic originality showcasing a prodigious postfeminist talent. Inventive hilarious amanda filipacchis style is reminiscent in certain.
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