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Black Swans

In nine stories that look back on a decade of dreams, drink, and stoned youth turning Republican, Babitz prowls California, telling tales of a changing world, writing about AIDS, sex, men, women, Jim Morrison, the tango, jealousy, and more.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 211 pages

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