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A feel-good fable and an enduring critique of conformity told with true John Waters flair.Tracy Turnblad, a spunky, full-figured Baltimore teen, wants nothing more than to be a fea tured dancer on The Corny Collins Show. So when she gets chosen to be on the air, it seems like all her dreams are about to come true. But when she and some of the Black cast of the show try to integrate the segregated dancing, things take on a life of their own. A sweet, hopeful parable about the dangers of conformity and segregation, Hairspray is perhaps the one optimistic entry in John Waters’ shocking and delightfully deranged oeuvre. Both a clear-eyed social critique and a celebration of the dizzying aesthetics of Baltimore in the early 1960s, this is another, softer side to the essential John Waters. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Picador Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 21, 2025 Language ‏ : ‎ English Print length ‏ : ‎ 126 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250371295 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250371294 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.35 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.3 x 7.5 inches Show more