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Loading... Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jacksonby Blake Bailey
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. It's difficult to empathize with Charles Jackson, a pretentious hack who hit it big with his confessional account of alcoholism, but Blake Bailey manages to make his life fascinating. It wasn't the alcohol and pill addictions, nor the tortured sexuality (Jackson was a semi-closeted homosexual in a heterosexual marriage), but Jackson's relationships with family and friends, his constant failures, and the surprisingly supportive post-war literary world that kept me interested throughout. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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A portrait of the author of the acclaimed "The Lost Weekend" traces the experiences that inspired his famed autobiographical novel, his relationship with his gay brother, his celebrity friendships, and his lifelong struggle with addiction. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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