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A Rough Guide to the Dark Side

A Rough Guide to the Dark Side

Author Daniel Simpson reads from his memoir of quitting his job at the New York Times to run a music festival in Serbia. He hoped that this would spark a Summer of Love. Instead he got embroiled with Balkan gangsters.

Daniel's memoir relates what went wrong with candid humour. One reviewer calls his work “reminiscent of Hunter S. Thompson’s ... a compelling critique of the media, international politics, and, ultimately, the author himself.”

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Start: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 7pm

Venue: Stories Books & Cafe, Echo Park

Address: 1716 West Sunset Blvd, CA (213) 413-3733

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