"Fuckgirl is the literary fantasy friend for everyone whose heart is stirred by #femalerevenge." ―Greta Gruber, emotion
"The debut novel 'Fuckgirl' by Austrian writer and essayist Bianca Jankovska is challenging: it demands that the reader accepts and endures what her protagonist experiences and describes - in all its deatil." ―Lydia Herms, DLF Nova
“Jankovska writes about things we should think about much more often: what we want from life, what's realistically achievable, and what the price is. A book that hurts in many places and often feels incredibly good. With Fuckgirl, spring reading is guaranteed to be anything but boring; it will be enlightening.” ―Judith Leopold, Österreich
She is everything women have never been allowed to be: successful, sexually confident, independent – and completely unfazed by whether people admire or hate her for it. A performance artist in her forties who knows what she wants – and is not prepared to apologise or even feel ashamed. Not for her career, not for her body, not for her desires or her decision not to have children.
FUCKGIRL lives in a one-sidedly open, seemingly happy marriage in which she calls the shots. When she finds out that one of her one-night stands is cheating on his girlfriend, she hatches a plan for revenge. Female solidarity, she is certain, is what we need. FUCKGIRL is the antithesis of the betrayed wife, the eternal waiter, the woman who has to earn love. A radically feminist novel about self-empowerment, sex and anger; a novel that takes a critical look at monogamy and non-monogamy – and gets to the bottom of the question: what comes after sexual self-determination? This story is intense, physical, present – and, in its courage to embrace ambivalence, anything but complacent
FEMALE REVENGE: an artist, a radical counter-model to the betrayed wife, and uninhibited sex.
Lustful, tough, different.
She is everything women have never been allowed to be: successful, sexually empowered, independent, and completely unfazed by whether she is admired or hated for it. A performance artist in her late thirties who is unwilling to apologize or even feel shame. Not for her career, not for her body, not for her desire, or her decision not to have children.
The main character? The opposite of a good girl!
FUCKGIRL lives in a one- sided, seemingly happy marriage where she calls the shots. When she discovers that one of her one-night stands is cheating on his girlfriend, she plots her revenge. Female solidarity, she is certain, is what we need. FUCKGIRL is the antithesis of the betrayed wife, the eternally waiting woman, the woman who has to earn love. A radically feminist novel about self-empowerment, sex, and rage. A novel that critically examines monogamy and non-monogamy, reflects on healthy and toxic relationships, addresses dependency and self-betrayal, and delves into the question: What comes after sexual self-determination?
A moral confrontation in novel form.
In raw, distinctive language, Bianca Jankovska writes about female connection, desires for revenge, a necessary dose of megalomania, and turning away from the all-encompassing male gaze. This story is intense, physical, and uncompromising – and, in its courage to embrace ambivalence, anything but agreeable.