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Writing Under the Influence

Alcohol and the Works of 13 American Authors

Aubrey Malone author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:21st Dec '17

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Writers and alcohol have long been associated--for some, the association becomes unmanageable. Drawing on rare sources, this collection of brief biographies traces the lives of 13 well known literary drinkers, examining how their relationship with alcohol developed and how it affected their work, for better or worse.

Focusing on examples like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Charles Bukowski and Raymond Carver, the combined biographies present a study of the classic figure of the over-indulging author.

“This fascinating, insightful and ultimately sympathetic study by Aubrey Malone is a very sobering account of thirteen well-known American writers who succumbed to the lure of alcohol”—Books Ireland.

ISBN: 9781476667409

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm

Weight: 299g

235 pages