1970s
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Hollywood
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Product details
- ISBN 9781837263974
- Weight: 184g
- Dimensions: 135 x 204mm
- Publication Date: 02 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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INTOXICATING ~ EFFERVESCENT ~ HEDONISTIC
Iconic LA 'lit girl' Eve Babitz's semi-autobiographical novel of sun, excess and success.
Jacaranda - wild child of sun and surf - grows up by the hurling glory of the ocean and believes that good things are infinite. Propelled by drink, drugs and men, she travels headlong through the rip current of West Hollywood's decadent paradise in the pursuit of pleasure. Before long, she is on the edge: the allure of excess threatens her book deal, the patience of her agent and the possibility of a new life.
Sex and Rage charts the highs and lows of a life lived at the limits, of creative pursuit and of dazzlingly beautiful people in 1970s LA.
Eve Babitz was born and grew up in Hollywood. She began to write in 1972 after designing album covers for such artists as Linda Ronstadt, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds and Lord Buckley. Her articles and short stories have appeared in Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire and The New York Times Book Review.
