1986 Slaves of New York

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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed

First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. A collection of short stories that form a novel of sorts. Its premise is that finding an apartment in Manhattan is so expensive and hard to do that people in the fringes of the art scene, both male and female, end up with undesirable partners simply to have a place to live. The book quickly became a best-seller and Janowitz became an overnight sensation. In 1989, the book was adapted into a film version by Janowitz and the producer-director team of Merchant Ivory. Written by Tama Janowitz, 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.