{"title":"Jim Carroll","description":"\u003cp\u003eJim Carroll's works offer a raw and compelling glimpse into the intensity of sports and youth culture, blending personal experience with vivid storytelling. His writing captures the restless energy and complex emotions entwined with ambition and rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect narratives that explore the gritty realities behind athletic pursuits, often marked by a striking poetic honesty and an unflinching look at life's darker edges. Carroll's voice is both unique and resonant, making his books a compelling read for those drawn to sports and memoir alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-basketball-diaries-by-jim-carroll-9780140100181","title":"The Basketball Diaries","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe urban classic coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, and basketball\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJim Carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker. But in this memoir of the mid-1960s, set during his coming-of-age from 12 to 15, he was a rebellious teenager making a place and a name for himself on the unforgiving streets of New York City. During these years, he chronicled his experiences, and the result is a diary of unparalleled candour that conveys his alternately hilarious and terrifying teenage existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere is Carroll prowling New York City—playing basketball, hustling, stealing, getting high, getting hooked, and searching for something pure. \u003ci\u003eThe Basketball Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e was the basis for the film of the same name starring Leonardo DiCaprio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"I met him in 1970, and already he was pretty much universally recognised as the best poet of his generation. . . . The work was sophisticated and elegant. He had beauty.\" — Patti Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643269955820,"sku":"9780140100181","price":48.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/cfe23cdf5c0fc2975a853b5c4b1ccac5.jpg?v=1779168273"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jim-carroll.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}