"Babitzās talent for the brilliant line, honed to a point, never interferes with her feel for languid pleasures." āThe New York Times Book Review
A new reissue of Babitzās collection of nine stories that look back on the 1980s and early 1990sādecades of dreams, drink, and glimpses of a changing world. Black Swans further celebrates the phenomenon of Eve Babitz, cementing her reputation as the voice of a generation.
With an introduction by Stephanie Danler, bestselling author of Sweetbitter.
"On the page, Babitz is pure pleasureāa perpetualāmotion machine of noāstakes elation and champagne fizz." āThe New Yorker
"Babitzās talent for the brilliant line, honed to a point, never interferes with her feel for languid pleasures." āThe New York Times Book Review
A new reissue of Babitzās collection of nine stories that look back on the 1980s and early 1990sādecades of dreams, drink, and glimpses of a changing world. Black Swans further celebrates the phenomenon of Eve Babitz, cementing her reputation as the voice of a generation.
With an introduction by Stephanie Danler, bestselling author of Sweetbitter.
"On the page, Babitz is pure pleasureāa perpetualāmotion machine of noāstakes elation and champagne fizz." āThe New Yorker