Eve Babitz

Changing how people viewed memoirs, Eve Babitz is an American writer who would incorporate fact with fiction, making something quite different. Known for her trademark wit and style, she was also known and highly regarded for work as an artist and writing essays too. Extremely creative, she was very articulate, continually expressing herself in new and inventive ways, always innovating through her work. Garnering huge amounts of acclaim, Babitz is often compared to the writer Joan Didion, writing about similar themes and ideas during a similar period of American history.