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Tama Janowitz (born April 12, 1956) is 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. [2] Her novel-in-stories Slaves of New York (1986) was adapted into the movie of the same name in 1989.
In the September/October 2005 issue of Pages magazine, the literary Brat Pack was identified as Bret Easton Ellis, Tama Janowitz, Jay McInerney, and Mark Lindquist. McInerney and Janowitz were based in New York City. Others affiliated with this group include Susan Minot, Donna Tartt, Peter Farrelly and David Leavitt.
Janowitz became an overnight media sensation, appearing on the cover of New York Magazine, making guest appearances on MTV and Late Night with David Letterman, and being featured in an advertising campaign for Amaretto. [1] However, according to Janowitz in her 2016 memoir, Scream, the book on its own did not earn her a significant amount of money.
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When Warhol died, Merchant Ivory bought that script. [2] The real graffiti artist from New York City named Stash, who is a friend of Janowitz, was the influence for the name of her lead character and can be seen as an extra in many of the party scenes. The fashion show in the film had costumes by designer Stephen Sprouse. [3]
Tama Janowitz, author, Slaves of New York (1986) [27] X. J. Kennedy, noted poet and writer; Francis Rosa, journalist for The Boston Globe [28] Ruth Sawyer, author, winner of the Newbery Medal; Simon Schama, historian, art historian and presenter; Edward Osborne Wilson, entomologist and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author; Marjan Kamali, author
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By the Shores of Gitchee Gumee (1996) is a satirical novel by Tama Janowitz about the Slivenowiczes, a trailer park trash family who are forced to leave their home in a polluted swamp area in upstate New York (as Maud claims on p. 194 of the hardcover version) and who beg, steal and borrow their way across the United States until they end up in Hollywood.