Opium Eater |
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| Author:
| Dallmeyer, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-1-0782-4172-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2019 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.57 |
Book Description:
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Based on scenes from 'Confessions of an Opium Eater' by Thomas de Quincy. "As de Quincy scribbles away in abject poverty buoyed up by his narcotic sustenance, desperately trying to meet deadlines for his publisher Blackwood, he is accompanied by a pickpocket and simpleton, Willy. The brilliant, loquacious addict and the affably childish dimwit are drawn together by circumstance and a mutual need. The wonderful mastery of image in the author's work is reflected in the dialogue.' Robert...
More DescriptionBased on scenes from 'Confessions of an Opium Eater' by Thomas de Quincy. "As de Quincy scribbles away in abject poverty buoyed up by his narcotic sustenance, desperately trying to meet deadlines for his publisher Blackwood, he is accompanied by a pickpocket and simpleton, Willy. The brilliant, loquacious addict and the affably childish dimwit are drawn together by circumstance and a mutual need. The wonderful mastery of image in the author's work is reflected in the dialogue.' Robert Gore Langton