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Desperate Living: A Screenplay

By (author) John Waters

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normal price: R 391.95

Price: R 352.95

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On the verge of a suburban mental health crisis, frazzled and wildly unstable housewife Peggy (immortalised by Mink Stole on-screen) runs away from home with her maid and partner in crime, Grizelda (played with spectacular gumption by the sizzling Jean Hill), only to end up in Mortville, a shantytown filled with society’s rejects. Mortville is run by the evil Queen Carlotta, who parades through the cardboard streets taunting and terrorising her subjects. John Waters’ wild and visionary fable lampoons everything from the staid conservatism of the American dream to race and class relations. The New York Times ranked Desperate Living at “the highest peak atop [John Waters’] trash heap of a filmography.” High praise indeed!

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Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Publisher | St Martin's Press
Published date | 27 May 2025
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 96
Dimensions | 194 x 130 x 11mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 79g
ISBN | 978-1-2503-7123-2
Readership Age |
BISAC | performing arts / film & video / general

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Normal Price | R 426.95
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