{"product_id":"homeboy-paperback","title":"Homeboy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeth Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth Morgan's frenzied, addictive walk on the wild side of 1980s San Francisco \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When strip-joint barker Joe Speaker unwittingly steals a sixty-nine-carat blue diamond, he becomes enmeshed in a blackmail-and-murder conspiracy that begins with the savage slaying of high-priced call girl Gloria Monday. Suddenly Joe's a wanted man. Hunted by a murderous pimp known as Baby Jewels Moses and a relentless homicide cop named Tarzon, Joe ends up taking the rap and getting sentenced to three years. But it's in prison that the real trouble begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An adrenaline-pumped, hallucinogenic descent into the lower depths, \u003ci\u003eHomeboy \u003c\/i\u003eis a tough, eye-opening look at San Francisco during the AIDS epidemic. Part memoir and part richly conceived work of imagination, this gritty, rambunctious novel reads like pure poetry and celebrates an uncommon talent at the height of his storytelling powers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeth Morgan (1949-1990) was an American novelist whose sole published title, \u003ci\u003eHomeboy\u003c\/i\u003e, received much critical acclaim. Morgan drew from his own experiences with San Francisco drug culture and prison in order to write what the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"an unnerving and utterly persuasive rendition of hell.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a young boy, Morgan attended many elite private schools, including St. Bernard's School in New York and the American School in Switzerland. He also briefly attended the University of California, Berkeley, before dropping out and moving in with singer Janis Joplin. They became engaged shortly before she died. At the time of his own death in a motorcycle accident, Morgan was under contract for a second novel, set in New Orleans and titled \u003ci\u003eMambo Mephiste\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 430\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701521846335,"sku":"9781504005883","price":34.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/38a4b6c17b7b009d1701696e5216591e.webp?v=1765020970","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/homeboy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}