Books on GIF #47 — 'Eve's Hollywood' by Eve Babitz
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Hello everyone! This Sunday's book is "Eve's Hollywood" by Eve Babitz. Over Memorial Day weekend, I had a beer with some friends. I was recounting a story about something and I couldn't be sure I was remembering one of the details correctly. "Doesn't matter," one friend said. "Only the story matters." She meant its greatness. I kept thinking of that as I read this memoir-esque collection of vignettes by Eve Babitz that's full of great stories. More on that in a second. First, it must be noted that Eve Babitz is fascinating. She's: a journalist, a brilliant writer, a bon vivant, Igor Stravinsky's goddaughter, a book lover, a beauty lover, a cat lover and a lover of having lovers. (She was also photographed playing chess in the nude with Marcel Duchamp, who was clothed). And above all things she loves:
Books on GIF #47 — 'Eve's Hollywood' by Eve Babitz
Books on GIF #47 — 'Eve's Hollywood' by Eve…
Books on GIF #47 — 'Eve's Hollywood' by Eve Babitz
Hello everyone! This Sunday's book is "Eve's Hollywood" by Eve Babitz. Over Memorial Day weekend, I had a beer with some friends. I was recounting a story about something and I couldn't be sure I was remembering one of the details correctly. "Doesn't matter," one friend said. "Only the story matters." She meant its greatness. I kept thinking of that as I read this memoir-esque collection of vignettes by Eve Babitz that's full of great stories. More on that in a second. First, it must be noted that Eve Babitz is fascinating. She's: a journalist, a brilliant writer, a bon vivant, Igor Stravinsky's goddaughter, a book lover, a beauty lover, a cat lover and a lover of having lovers. (She was also photographed playing chess in the nude with Marcel Duchamp, who was clothed). And above all things she loves: