{"product_id":"year-on-earth-with-mr-hell","title":"Year on Earth with Mr. Hell","description":"\u003cb\u003e'I found the book so engrossing; I really did read it in one sitting' \u003ci\u003eBret Easton Ellis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Sex, fashion, celebrities, travel - in the midst of all this swirling glamour and erotic experimentation is the attentive eye of a discerning young woman.' \u003ci\u003eEdmund White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Year on Earth With Mr. Hell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the critically acclaimed début memoir by Young Kim. The book explores a liberated woman's erotic experience in a clandestine affair without the clichéd political and cultural stereotypes of modern gender roles. It has garnered accolades from none other than Bret Easton Ellis, Greil Marcus, Matthew D'Ancona, Michael Bracewell and Helen Rumbelow of \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Year on Earth With Mr. Hell\u003c\/i\u003e is a completely truthful and explicit account about the first ten months of a romantic affair Kim conducted with legendary punk rocker and writer, Richard Hell, starting in the winter of 2016. It is unique in that while it is a diary, in its cinematic sweep, it reads like a novel. Because it was written as the unpredictable affair unfolded, there was always great uncertainty to the realization of this \"daybook-cum-docudrama.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Known for his own erotic writing, Hell instigated the book inadvertently by asking Kim to write something sexually provocative about their first night together. What resulted was an erotic relationship fueled not only by carnal chemistry but also literary synergy. Unusually, in this instance, Hell, a man, a generation older than Kim, acted as her muse; equally unusual is for a woman to write so explicitly and honestly about sex.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Set in a Warholian swirl in the worlds of art, music, and fashion, spanning continents, the narrative is as much about Kim's processing her grief for \u003cb\u003eMalcolm McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e (most famous for his role as the conceptualizer, art director, and manager of the Sex Pistols, as well as designing the punk style with his then-partner Vivienne Westwood), her romantic and business partner for the last 12 years of his life until his untimely death in 2010.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The design of the book, by \u003cb\u003eStudio Marie Lusa\u003c\/b\u003e, is an homage to \u003cb\u003eOlympia Press\u003c\/b\u003e, the notorious Parisian publisher of erotic and banned books like \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of O\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e and Alexander Trocchi's \u003ci\u003eHelen and Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the inspiration behind one of McLaren's iconic punk designs for SEX: the \"I Groaned With Pain\" T-shirt.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This second edition has been printed to the highest standards (gold embossing, sewn binding, good-quality paper) by \u003cb\u003eNormandie Roto Impression\u003c\/b\u003e which today prints the prestigious in an area in France historically known for printing some of literature's most legendary books including Baudelaire's \u003ci\u003eLes Fleurs du Mal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Though this means that the book is slightly more expensive (the price of a cappuccino) than a typical paperback book, Kim believes this is more than justified for two reasons she feels passionately about: the reader can derive pleasure from the book's quality and beauty; and it will last and can be treasured, instead of being disposed of and adding more garbage to the world.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43586046034117,"sku":"","price":56.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/A_20Year_20on_20Earth_20with_20Mr._20Hell.jpg?v=1716755399","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/year-on-earth-with-mr-hell","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}