{"product_id":"hairstyles-of-the-damned-9781888451702","title":"Hairstyles of the Damned","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A funny, hard-rocking first-person tale of teenage angst and discovery.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Captures the loose, fun, recklessness of midwestern punk.\" --\u003cem\u003eMTV.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eHairstyles of the Damned\u003c\/em\u003e is an honest, true-life depiction of growing up punk on Chicago's south side: a study in the demons of racial intolerance, Catholic school conformism, and class repression. It is the story of the riotous exploits of Brian, a high school burnout, and his best friend, Gretchen, a punk rock girl fond of brawling. Based on the actual events surrounding a Chicago high school's segregated prom, this work of fiction unflinchingly pursues the truth in discovering what it means to be your own person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Meno\u003c\/b\u003e is a fiction writer and playwright who lives in Chicago. He is a winner of the Nelson Algren Literary Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Great Lakes Book Award, and was a finalist for the Story Prize. He is the author of multiple novels and short story collections including \u003ci\u003eHairstyles of the Damned\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Perhaps\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow the Hula Girl Sings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Detective Fails\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTender as Hellfire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDemons in the Spring\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOffice Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. His short fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSwink\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLIT\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOther Voices\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, and broadcast on NPR. His nonfiction has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChicago Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an associate professor in the Fiction Writing Department at Columbia College Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50545198039314,"sku":"9781888451702","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_007be6f4-07f2-4704-b1c6-fae986cddf63.jpg?v=1731542326","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hairstyles-of-the-damned-9781888451702","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}