Vernon Subutex OneSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL 2018 WHO IS VERNON SUBUTEX? An urban legend. A fall from grace. The mirror who reflects us all. Vernon Subutex One tells the story of Vernon Subutex, who was once the proprietor of Revolver, an infamous music shop in Bastille. His legend spread throughout Paris, but by the 2000s, his shop is struggling. With his savings gone, his unemployment benefit cut, and the friend who had been covering his rent