From the lost generation of Andy Warhol's New York to the cocaine-fuelled runways of the top fashion houses of Paris and Milan, Scary Kisses captures the tenderness and cruelty of the beautiful people circa 1980. As a menage a trois drifts listlessly into a spiral of cynicism and nihilistic gratification, Gooch's raw, voyeuristic eye for detail and precise, snapshot prose recreates a time unlike any other, and characters that flash with stark, bright realism. On a par with The Bonfire of the Vanities, this is a classic portrait of Manhattan nightlife and decadence.
- ISBN10 1585674265
- ISBN13 9781585674268
- Publish Date 1 June 2003 (first published 29 September 1988)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Overlook Press
- Edition Reissue
- Format Paperback
- Pages 270
- Language English