Manuscripts

Black Swans and Two by Two: Tango, Two-Step, and the L.A. Night

Description: Typescript drafts of Black Swans and Two By Two.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1993, 1999
Call number: mssBabitz
Creator: Babitz, Eve(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Eve Babitz through Glenn Horowitz Bookseller with support from Steve Martin and Anne Stringfield, November 2021.; gift of Mirandi Babitz, December 2024.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Two by two : tango, two-step, and the L.A. night

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"Two by Two is a fast-paced swirl through the dancing scene in L. A., where Leonardo DiCaprio has been known to swing at The Derby and Sandra Bullock salsas at El Floridita. Eve Babitz, a writer known for her hip, off-the-cuff, idiosyncratic style, spends two years of her life, ruins nine pairs of shoes, and goes through countless dance partners learning to appreciate and master all the hot dances from foxtrot and two-step to lindy, tango, salsa, and swing. Along the way she meets obsessed dancers and listens night after night as they pour out the secrets of their style - who the best teachers are, where to find the perfect dancing shoes, and how to fall in love with your partner."--BOOK JACKET.

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Two by two : tango, two-step, and the L.A. night

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L.A. Woman

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Typescript drafts of L.A. Woman, some with handwritten notes and revisions.

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L.A. Woman

Manuscripts

Typescript drafts and galleys of L.A. Woman, some with handwritten notes and revisions.

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Black swans : stories

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A new reissue of Babitz's collection of nine stories that look back on the 1980s and early 1990s--decades 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.

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Writings

Manuscripts

Drafts and galleys of Babitz's books Slow Days, Fast Company (1977); Sex and Rage: Advice to Young Ladies Eager for a Good Time (1979); L.A. Woman (1982); Black Swans (1993); and Two By Two: Tango, Two-Step, and the L.A. Night (1999); as well as the unpublished manuscripts for Travel Broadens (1963) and drafts of the unrealized Bonnie and Clyde (2001) and Russia (2001). Articles and stories include drafts of early work for publication in Rolling Stone, Coast magazine and others; and stories later published in the collection I Used to Be Charming: The Rest of Eve Babitz (2019). Also includes several screenplays, incomplete drafts, and copies of clippings and publications featuring Babitz's published work.

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