The Lost Weekend (1944) - Charles Jackson
Category: General Fiction
Narrator: Donald Corren
Tags: General Fiction, Classic, Adults
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Release date: November 14, 2014 Duration: 09:26:26, A modern classic originally published in 1944 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. The classic tale of one mans struggle with alcoholism, this revolutionary novel remains Charles Jacksons best-known booka daring autobiographical work that paved the way for contemporary addiction literature., It is 1936, and on the East Side of Manhattan, a would-be writer named Don Birnam decides to have a drinkand then another, and then another, until hes in the midst of what becomes a five-day binge. The Lost Weekend moves 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., Publishers Weekly In this new edition of Jacksons groundbreaking, autobiographical 1944 novel, we meet Don Birnam, a charming, handsome, 33-year-old alcoholic who h
