Writing under the Influence
Subtitle: Alcohol and the Works of 13 American Authors
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781476667409
Subjects: Authors, american
Description: "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. Focusing on examples like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Charles Bukowski and Raymond Carver, the combined biographies present a study of the classic figure of the over-indulging author"--