Stories and essays from the New York Timesbestselling author: ‘;Remarkable … firmly establishes Southern as one of America’s foremost writers’ (George Plimpton). One of the great collections, the range found here is impressive: from new journalism to absurd parodies and theatrical sketches; from absurd short riffs to Southern’s most classic and lyrical early works of fiction. ‘;Red-Dirt Marijuana, ‘ the insightful, funny, and moving story of the relationship between a white boy and a black man, is paired with the horrific knock-down, drag-out of ‘;Razor Fight.’One of the most scandalous stories ever published, ‘;The Blood of a Wig, ‘ combines an insider’s look at the ‘;Quality Lit’ biz, the drug underground of Greenwich Village, and a vision of necrophilia involving one of America’s most sacred cows. There is an imaginary encounter between Freud and Kafka in ‘;Apartment to Exchange, ‘ a skewering of the liberal white man and his efforts to befriend a black jazz musician in ‘;You’re Too Hip, Baby, ‘ an exploration of race relations, moonshine, and the baton-twirling subculture in the personal essay ‘;Twirling at Ole Miss’ (identified by Tom Wolfe as the first instance of ‘;New Journalism’), and many more pieces with Southern’s signature dark satire, unconventional storylines, and pitch-perfect dialogue.Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes is a wild, funny, and dazzlingly diverse trip through the American culture of the 1950s and 1960s.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Terry Southern including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.