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Campus Sexpot: A Memoir (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)
David Carkeet
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Description for Campus Sexpot: A Memoir (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)
Paperback. Takes a wry look at middle-class sexual mores and a witty appreciation of the art of the hack novel. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 195.
In 1962, David Carkeet's drowsy hometown of Sonora, California, snapped awake at the news that it had inspired a smutty potboiler titled ""Campus Sexpot"". Carkeet, at the time a hormone-saturated high school sophomore, uproariously recaptures his stunned reaction to the novel's sleazy take on his hometown, evoking the urgently hushed atmosphere in which the book circulated among friends and neighbors. A wry look at middle-class sexual mores and a witty appreciation of the art of the hack novel, Carkeet's memoir is, above all, a poignant coming-of-age story sure to revive our own bittersweet teenage memories.
In 1962, David Carkeet's drowsy hometown of Sonora, California, snapped awake at the news that it had inspired a smutty potboiler titled ""Campus Sexpot"". Carkeet, at the time a hormone-saturated high school sophomore, uproariously recaptures his stunned reaction to the novel's sleazy take on his hometown, evoking the urgently hushed atmosphere in which the book circulated among friends and neighbors. A wry look at middle-class sexual mores and a witty appreciation of the art of the hack novel, Carkeet's memoir is, above all, a poignant coming-of-age story sure to revive our own bittersweet teenage memories.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820330136
SKU
V9780820330136
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About David Carkeet
David Carkeet's five novels include three New York Times Notable Books: Double Negative, The Full Catastrophe, and The Error of Our Ways. His short stories and essays have appeared in the Oxford American, New York Times Magazine, and Village Voice. He resides in Vermont.
Reviews for Campus Sexpot: A Memoir (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)
Charming and frequently hilarious. - Washington Post Book World ""Not about lust but very much about love, mysterious and miraculous. A riveting book."" - Brian Doyle, author of Leaping