A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled California teenagers and misfits--violent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist James Franco. Palo Alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Written with an immediate sense of place--claustrophobic and ominous--James Franco's collection traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism.
Adaptations (1)
Palo Alto was adapted into a 2013 film.
Palo Alto2013 · film · 100 min · dir. Gia Coppola · IMDb ↗A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.
