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Dorothy Parker's Elbow: Tattoos on Writers, Writers on Tattoos

Previously considered the domain of bikers and a rite of passage in the services, tattoos have crawled from society's fringes and onto the ankles of starlets and the biceps of bankers. In this volume, stories from writers including Sylvia Plath and Ray Bradbury capture the tattoo experience.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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