Description
This collection of ten sketches evokes Southern California in the 1960s and 1970s through scenes of movie stars troubled by success, socialites on drug binges at the Chateau Marmont, soap-opera actors worried about their future and dangerous Italian femmes fatales. The settings also extend beyond Los Angeles, including an afternoon with wealthy Orange County suburbanites, a day among grape pickers in the Central Valley and a weekend in Palm Springs where romantic hopes fade and Virginia Woolf offers solace. Together, the stories portray the people, places and atmosphere of a changing Southern California, while tracing the author’s encounters with its social and cultural life.
Information
Author: Babitz Eve
Language: English
Publication date: August 30, 2016
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 162
ISBN/EAN: 9781681370088