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a was the first book Andy Warhol wrote. The novel purports to be a recording of twenty-four hours in the life of Warhol superstar Ondine, but actually it was recorded in four different sessions. The first twelve-hour session was recorded in August 1965. Thereafter, there were three separate taping sessions in the summer of 1966 and a final one in May 1967. The book took on a life of its own when the twenty- four one-hour tapes were transcribed by four women: The Velvet Underground's drummer, Maureen Tucker; a part-time Factory worker and Barnard student, Susan Pile; and two high school girls hired for the express purpose of transcription. All four shared a disinclination to spell correctly or apply the rules of grammar. This was due in part to the difficulty of transcribing tapes in which many voices were talking at the same time. Furthermore, speed was of the essence, and it was presumed that after the first rough draft, corrections would be made. However, on first reading the entire original transcript of the book, Warhol was delighted by the mistakes and decided to let them stand.