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"At least 800 years old, it shows the divine couple, Vishnu and Lakshmi. But there's nothing sanctimonious about their pose. She stands provocatively, emphasising her Marilyn Monroe dimensions. He cups her breast, proudly."

"Even more shocking than Despentes's depictions of twisted male rage are her profoundly disturbing images of female self-hatred. She does not flinch from showing how women - almost willingly - allow themselves to be debased, bought, sold and maltreated."