The Hilliker Curse

The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women is a work of memoir and autobiography by American author James Ellroy published in 2010. Ellroy dedicated the memoir "To Erika Schickel." The epigraph for The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women is "I will take Fate by the throat. —Ludwig van Beethoven." The unabridged audiobook version is narrated by Ellroy himself.

The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women
First edition cover
AuthorJames Ellroy
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAutobiography, relations with women, family relationships, mothers, death, psychological aspect
PublisherKnopf
Publication date
September 7, 2010
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback) and audio CD, audiobook, audible audio edition, Amazon Kindle
Pages203
ISBN978-0-307-59350-4
OCLC491896235
813/.54 B
LC ClassPS3555.L6274 Z46 2010

The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women chronicles Ellroy's childhood, his confession of guilt over wishing his mother- Geneva Odelia (née Hilliker) Ellroy- dead, his wild teen life, love affairs, marriages, and finally, his finding of an extraordinary woman whom Ellroy refers to as "Her." It is a narrative of emotion, insight, sexuality, and spiritual quest.


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