Dorothy Parker's Elbow: Tattoos on Writers, Writers on Tattoos

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Description: Previously considered the domain of bikers and a rite of passage in the army, tattoos have crawled out of society's fringes and onto the ankles of starlets and the biceps of bankers. While still risque enough to raise a mother-in-law's eyebrow, tattoos have come to be one of the most popular forms of personal expression. DOROTHY PARKER'S ELBOW brings together some of the most erotic, humorous, and vivid fiction, essays, and poetry that explore the mysterious fascination and the intensity of emotion attached to the act of being tattooed. Readers will join great writers, including Flannery O'Connor, Rick Moody, Elizabeth McCracken ... (more)

Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Release date: 3 October 2002
ISBN-10 : 0446679046 | ISBN-13: 9780446679046

Tags: Poetry (1), Essays (1), Short Stories (1), Writers (1), Tattoos (1), Page-A-Day2010 (1)

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