How to stop time
Subtitle: heroin from A to Z
By: Ann Marlowe
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780465031504
Subjects: Heroin abuse
Other titles: Heroin from A to Z
Description: Marlowe weaves personal history with aphorisms and analysis to explore her own and society's obsession with heroin. She delves beneath the surface of addiction and the familiar cliches, offering many insights into the nature of nostalgia, and the craving for predictable experience on the one hand and the excitement of danger on the other. The tale is told through snapshots of her life and relationships. The author is a writer and critic who has written on music, books, and culture for the Village Voice, LA Weekly, Artforum, and Bookforum. Lacks a subject index.Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.