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Babitz, Eve (1943-2021) SEX AND RAGE: Advice to Young Ladies Eager for a Good Time
$950.00
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.
The third book by this 1970s Los Angeles “it girl”, an autobiographical novel in which Jacaranda revels in the pleasures of being a sexy beach bum in Los Angeles until after too many nights of “14 white ladies” she wakes up and takes an opposite path, moving to New York and a world of focus and work.
This novel has been described as one which solidified “her place as a singularly important voice in Los Angeles literature—haunting, alluring, and alive.” SIGNED on title page and scarce thus. 227 pp.
Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (minor wear at the head of the dj spine)
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