{"product_id":"fearless-vulgarity-9780814346044","title":"Fearless Vulgarity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatalyzed by her notoriously dirty, fabulously successful bestseller \u003cem\u003eValley of the Dolls\u003c\/em\u003e, the Jackie Susann Sixties brimmed with camp comedy that now permeates contemporary celebrations of the author, from \u003cem\u003ePee-wee''s Playhouse \u003c\/em\u003eto \u003cem\u003eRuPaul''s Drag Race\u003c\/em\u003e and Lee Daniels''s \u003cem\u003eStar. \u003c\/em\u003eFirst christened camp by Gloria Steinem in an excoriating review of \u003cem\u003eValley of the Dolls\u003c\/em\u003e and compounded by the publishing juggernauts \u003cem\u003eThe Love Machine \u003c\/em\u003e(1969), \u003cem\u003eOnce Is Not Enough \u003c\/em\u003e(1973), and \u003cem\u003eDolores \u003c\/em\u003e(1976), the comedy of Jackie Susann illuminated conflicting positions about gender, sexuality, and aesthetic value. Through a writing formula that Ken Feil calls \u003cem\u003esleazy realism\u003c\/em\u003e, Susann veers from gossip to confession and devises comedies of bad manners spun from real celebrities whose occasionally queer and always outré antics clashed with their official personas, the popular genres they were famous for, and the narrow, normative constructi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“For decades, only the die-hard film nerds and LGBTQIA+ pop culture fanatics recognized Suzann’s impact, but hopefully Feil’s book will open her legacy to a wider audience.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e  - Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577557127511,"sku":"9780814346044","price":27.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814346044.jpg?v=1746095852","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fearless-vulgarity-9780814346044","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}