Young Kim - A Year On Earth With Mr Hell
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Young Kim - A Year On Earth With Mr Hell
A controversial but highly acclaimed memoir by writer Young Kim, A Year on Earth with Mr. Hell, traces her intense relationship with pioneering punk rocker Richard Hell. An erotic account that retains sensitivity and taste. Set in a Warholian swirl in the worlds of art, music, and fashion, spanning continents, the narrative is as much about Kim’s processing her grief for Malcolm McLaren (most famous for his role as the conceptualizer, art director, and manager of the Sex Pistols, as well as designing the punk style with his then-partner Vivienne Westwood), her romantic and business partner for the last 12 years of his life until his untimely death in 2010.
The book has been printed in France to the highest standards including gold embossing and sewn binding. Though this means that the book is slightly more expensive (the price of a pint of beer) than a typical paperback book, Kim believes this is more than justified for two reasons she feels passionately about: the reader can derive pleasure from the book’s quality and beauty; and it will last and can be treasured, instead of being disposed of and adding more garbage to the world.
The book has been printed in France to the highest standards including gold embossing and sewn binding. Though this means that the book is slightly more expensive (the price of a pint of beer) than a typical paperback book, Kim believes this is more than justified for two reasons she feels passionately about: the reader can derive pleasure from the book’s quality and beauty; and it will last and can be treasured, instead of being disposed of and adding more garbage to the world.
Reviews
Little by little over the last few years, A Year On Earth With Mr. Hell, a self-published, sex-heavy memoir by an unknown author has become a word-of-mouth hit among artists and writers. —The New York TimesThere is such excitement, texture, and true pleasure in this book…” —The Atlantic
A fabulous escapist fantasy involving two cool people in amazing clothes having a fine time taking them off in glamorous hotel rooms. —Helen Rumbelow, The Times
I found the book so engrossing; I really did read it in one sitting. That’s kind of unheard of from me. It all takes place in a beautiful bubble of privilege, and thank god. It’s glorious to be allowed to enter into it because fuck the rest of our rotten, barren world in this moment. — Bret Easton Ellis
A Year On Earth With Mr. Hell is a forensic dissection of the author’s intense sexual relationship with a charismatic, frustrating, talented man, and you won’t have read anything quite like it. It’s breathtakingly frank, clear-eyed and gripping. We should all be grateful that Young Kim is able to write about the risks and delights of desire without fear or shame – and in cool prose that avoids the color purple and all shades of grey. —Nick Hornby
Sex, fashion, celebrities, travel—in the midst of all this swirling glamour and erotic experimentation is the attentive eye of a discerning young woman. —Edmund White
The most graphically effective sex writing I've read in a long time. The same material as fiction wouldn't have such an immediate and even threatening effect: when someone is making something up, that gives the reader an out, and this doesn't. — Greil Marcus
The spirit of Anais Nin and Georges Bataille is reborn in this wonderful book. Young Kim has written something that is much more than a memoir—a truly modern work of art. —Matthew D’Ancona I like the way she has insisted on her visibility and her voice being heard, while contributing something truly exciting and thought provoking both to the history of punk— and the future of sex writing. —Sarah Bailey, Vogue Greece
Everyone is freaking out about the graphic sex scenes, which are so well-written that everyone with a penis and pen should be banned from their keyboards until they read it, but it’s the FASHION and the RITUAL OF OUTFITS that has me feeling ravenous about this book… You all have to read it. I promise: You’ll have the time of your life. —Rachel Seville Tashjian, Opulent Tips & The Washington Post
I was so engrossed. I couldn’t put it down… I read it in three or four days. I loved it… it’s an interesting book because it’s so personal and casual, like I’m having a conversation with you [author]… —Liya Kebede, Liyabrairie