num_pages: 220
description: The literary and cinematic legend gives his no-holds-barred account of a dangerous addiction  In this classic study Cocteau vividly describes his extraordinary experiences while taking opium, the drug to which he owed his "perfect hours" but which, inevitably, exacted its price. It also contains reminiscences of some of Cocteau's closet friends, including Nijinsky and Marcel Proust, and provides revealing insights into the creation of such masterpieces as Orphee and Les Enfants Terribles .
language: English
title: Opium: The Diary of His Cure
titlecomplete: Opium: The Diary of His Cure
genres: Art, Biography, French Literature, Biography Memoir, Literature, Classics, Autobiography, Nonfiction, Memoir, France
ratings_count: 916
publisher: Peter Owen Publishers