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- ISBN: 9780307948717 | 0307948714
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/12/2013
The classic tale of one man's struggle with alcoholism, this revolutionary novel remains Charles Jackson's best-known book-a daring autobiographical work that paved the way for contemporary addiction literature. It is 1936, and in a rundown Manhattan neighborhood, Don Birnan-a would-be writer with a little rye problem-succumbs to a drink. And then another, and then another, until he's in the midst of what becomes a five-day binge. The Lost Weekendmoves with unstoppable speed, propelled by a heartbreaking but unflinching truth. It catapulted Charles Jackson to fame, and endures as an acute study of the ravages of alcoholism, as well as an unforgettable parable of the condition of the modern man.