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Is life in hell the name of a movie?
Groening described life in Los Angeles to his friends in the form of the self-published comic book Life in Hell, which was loosely inspired by the chapter .
When was the book published?
Life in Hell became popular almost immediately.
In November 1984, Deborah Caplan, Groening's then-girlfriend.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Groening had gained employment at the Los Angeles Reader, a newly formed alternative newspaper, delivering papers, typesetting, editing and answering phones.
How long did he work for the Los Angeles Reader?
He showed his cartoons to the editor, James Vowell, who was impressed and eventually gave him a spot in the paper.
Did he write any other books?
Released a month later, the book was an underground success, selling 22,000 copies in its first two printings.

Question: Which book is that?
Self-contained rewrite: Which book by Matt Groening sold 22,000 in its first two printings?