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  1. Apr 16, 2024 · I groan at the title story when Eleanor, a jewelry maker living with an emotionally abusive boyfriend, calls herself a “slave.”. In Janowitzland, artists in toxic relationships are the slaves of New York, and this is, prior to another writer calling slavery a choice, the most obtuse line I’ve read on the subject.

  2. Celebrated in rarified literary and social circles, she was hailed, alongside Mark Lindquist, Bret Easton Ellis, and Jay McInerney, as one of the original "Brat Pack" writers—a wave of young minimalist authors whose wry, urbane sensibility captured the zeitgeist of the time, propelling them to the forefront of American culture.In Scream, her first memoir, Janowitz recalls the quirky literary ...

  3. Slaves of New York was adapted into a 1989 film directed by James Ivory and starring Bernadette Peters. Janowitz wrote the screenplay and also appeared, playing Peters' friend. Janowitz has published seven novels, one collection of stories and one work of non-fiction. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Tim Hunt, and their adopted daughter.

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  4. Jun 17, 1999 · Tama Janowitz. 3.31. 655 ratings63 reviews. From the bestselling author of Slaves of New York comes a hilarious, clear-eyed, satiric novel about the sad plight of a misguided woman on the make in Manhattan. Thirty-two-year-old Florence Collins is an "aging filly-about-town"--still beautiful enough to be (sometimes) invited to the best parties ...

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  5. Aug 19, 2016 · By Tama Janowitz. Illustrated. 285 pp. Dey Street/William Morrow Publishers. $25.99. “Look for the helpers” in times of tragedy, Mister Rogers advised. “If you look for the helpers, you’ll ...

  6. Tama Janowitz. Tama Janowitz (born April 12, 1956) is an American novelist and a short story writer. She is often referenced as one of the main "brat pack" authors, along with Bret Easton Ellis and Jay McInerney. [2] Her novel-in-stories Slaves of New York (1986) was adapted into the movie of the same name in 1989.

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  8. Tama Janowitz is best known for her short-story collection Slaves of New ... followed by three more stories based on the same characters. ... Start your 48-hour free trial to unlock this study ...

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