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It Chooses You

by Miranda July
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It Chooses You
It Chooses You

Quirky exploration of human stories behind classifieds.

If you're drawn to the idiosyncrasies of everyday people, "It Chooses You" is a match for you. Miranda July's venture into the lives behind simple classified ads unfolds into a tapestry of Los Angeles lives, each one a vignette of authentic human experience, humor, and creativity. It's a blend of curiosity and artistry that invites you to find magic in the mundane.

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It Chooses You

by Miranda July
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ISBN: 9781938073014
Authors: Miranda July
Publisher: McSweeney's
Date of Publication: 2012-07-31
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Art
Related Topics: Essays, Memoir, Biography, Biography Memoir, Photography
Goodreads rating: 3.99
(rated by 30070 readers)

Description

In the summer of 2009, Miranda July was struggling to write her second screenplay, The Future, when she began to obsessively read the PennySaver classified ads. The iconic Los Angeles newsprint booklet served a computerless demographic—a quickly disappearing group, but one rife with stories. Who was the person selling the large leather jacket, $10 or best offer? It seemed important to find out, or, at least it was a great distraction from the screenplay. Working with photographer Brigitte Sire, July interviewed thirteen PennySaver sellers to create portraits of their surprisingly moving, profoundly specific realities. Among these was Joe, an energetic 82-year-old with his own sweetly perverse body of artwork. By the end of the summer, July had written Joe into the movie as himself and the voice of the moon. July reveals her hilariously random and blindly faithful creative process as we travel with her all over the city, and eventually to the set of The Future (in theaters in July). Combining narrative, interviews, and photographs, this book tells the story not only of the making of a movie in Los Angeles, but of the city itself.
 

Quirky exploration of human stories behind classifieds.

If you're drawn to the idiosyncrasies of everyday people, "It Chooses You" is a match for you. Miranda July's venture into the lives behind simple classified ads unfolds into a tapestry of Los Angeles lives, each one a vignette of authentic human experience, humor, and creativity. It's a blend of curiosity and artistry that invites you to find magic in the mundane.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.