Dedication

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of figures ix
5. Preface xi
6. Acknowledgements xii
7. Introduction 1
8. I Whiffs and gleams
9. 1 Habitual drunkards and metaphysics 45
10. 2 Jack London, John Barleycorn (1913) 65
11. 3 Jean Rhys and drunken consciousness (1929–​1939) 83
12. 4 Charles Jackson, The Lost Weekend (1944) 98
13. 5 Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano (1947) 118
14. 6 Hans Fallada, The Drinker (1950) 136
15. 7 Brian Moore, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1955) 148
16. 8 Frederick Exley, A Fan’s Notes (1968) 155
17. 9 Venedikt Yerofeev, Moscow–​Petushki (1970) 176
18. III Enough: attic, Vegas, paradise
19. 10 William Kennedy, Ironweed (1983) 197
20. 11 John O’Brien, Leaving Las Vegas (1990) 210
21. 12 A. L. Kennedy, Paradise (2004) 224
22. Conclusion 239
23. Bibliography 247
24. Index 260