検索キーワード： 著者 "J. T. Leroy" すべてのカテゴリー

Quando JT LeRoy surgiu com este primeiro livro, aos 20 anos de idade, foi um espanto. Jovem, genial e tão esquisito quanto JD Salinger, ele foi logo traduzido em vários idiomas e adotado por personalidades tão díspares quanto Madonna e o cineasta Gus Van Sant, do qual...

This book of interconnected stories depicts the chaotic life of a young boy on the run with his teenage mother. When Sarah reclaims Jeremiah from his foster parents, he finds himself catapulted into her world of motels and truck stops, exposed to the abusive, exploitative men she encounters. As he learns to survive in this harrowing environment, Jeremiah also learns to love his mother, even as she descends into drug-fueled madness. 

Sarah never admits that she’s his mother, but the beautiful boy has watched her survive as a “lot lizard”: a prostitute working the West Virginia truck stops. Desperate to win her love, he decides to surpass her as the best and most famous lot lizard ever.