{"product_id":"smothered-in-hugs-dennis-cooper-9780061715617","title":"Smothered in Hugs: Essays, Interviews, Feedback, and Obituaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In another country or another era, Dennis Cooper's books would be circulated in secret, explosive samizdat editions that friends and fans would pass around and savor like forbidden absinthe.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"His work belongs to that of Poe, the Marquis de Sade, Charles Baudelaire, and Georges Bataille, other writers who argued with mortality.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eUgly Man\u003c\/em\u003e and one of \"the last literary outlaws in mainstream American fiction\" (Bret Easton Ellis) comes a survey of his cultural criticism. From interviews with celebrities such as Leonard DiCaprio and Keanu Reeves; to obituaries for Kurt Cobain and River Phoenix; to writings on social issues--including the touchstone piece \"AIDS: Words from the front\"; \u003cem\u003eSmothered in Hugs\u003c\/em\u003e spans three decades of journalism from Dennis Cooper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Cooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061715611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061715617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.98d","brand":"Dennis Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994800128255,"sku":"9780061715617","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e1ec14b-45d9-4eeb-a87b-a5c57deeb92a.jpg?v=1683332253","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smothered-in-hugs-dennis-cooper-9780061715617","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}