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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Eve Babitz

Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A. by Lili Anolik

December 18, 2019 by Halbs 1 Comment

I had never heard of Eve Babitz until Joan Didion and/or Jia Tolentino wrote about her. If you stand out to those two, you automatically have me on board as an eager learner. They speak of her  as an artist and writer with respect and some distance, like a mythological folk hero. She’s somewhere in between Eddie & The Cruisers and Jeff Mangum from Neutral Milk Hotel, I guess? Anyway, I wanted to learn more about this Hollywood aristocrat. Unfortunately, Eve Babitz’ many books are […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: eve babitz, Hollywood, Lili Anolik, los angeles

Halbs's CBR11 Review No:44 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: eve babitz, Hollywood, Lili Anolik, los angeles ·
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