A late afternoon view from Silverlake toward the Hollywood Hills. Gavin Lambert’s 1971 novel, “The Goodby People,” offers a snapshot of post-Manson Los Angeles. Call it a feeling of uneasiness, a sense that the overripe paradise of Southern California had gone off. Author Gavin Lambert captures some of that dread – as well as L.A.’s toxic air – in his 1971 novel, “The Goodby People.”
“Absolutely, it is a forgotten classic,” says Davies during a Zoom conversation on Thursday. “I definitely would call it that, yeah. It seems like it’s filling in a piece of West Coast history in a way that is a little unfamiliar. Less concerned with plot than setting a mood, “The Goodby People” consists of three connected novellas in which the main characters – a former actress, a draft-dodging hustler and a young woman troubled by ghostly visions – navigate a host of sexual, emotional and financial entanglements in Los Angeles.
Despite “Inside Daisy Clover” being more successful, Davies says he thinks “The Goodby People” is Lambert’s best. It’s the kind of novel that McNally Editions, which was launched by Sarah McNally of the McNally Jackson bookstore chain, aims to bring back into print, he says. “I think the books we publish are really kind of special,” he says. “There’s no one moment for them. They just keep talking to us.”
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