{"product_id":"the-petting-zoo-paperback","title":"The Petting Zoo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatti Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving, vividly rendered novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Basketball Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuffused with Jim Carroll's humor and sharp wit, his delicate yet hallucinatory imagery, and his cool, sophisticated, streetsmart voice, \u003ci\u003eThe Petting Zoo\u003c\/i\u003e is a frank, haunting examination of one artist's personal and spiritual quest. Billy Wolfram, an enigmatic thirty-eight- year-old star of the late -1980s New York art scene, views a show of Vel zquez paintings and is so humbled by their spiritual power that he suffers an emotional breakdown and retreats to his Chelsea loft. In seclusion, he recalls the most emblematic moments and figures of his childhood and early career as he searches to recover the spark of inspiration in his own work and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e (1949-2009) was the author of two acclaimed memoirs, \u003ci\u003eThe Basketball Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e-a bestseller that was adapted as a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in 1995-and \u003ci\u003eForced Entries: The Downtown Diaries 1971-1973\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several collections of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382014361778,"sku":"9780143120094","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9de4445d1b2db93ca02b846f06b1e14b.webp?v=1777825861","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-petting-zoo-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}