Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

«Исповедь англичанина, употреблявшего опиум» — автобиографическая книга Томаса Де Квинси о его склонности к наркотикам. Томас Де Квинси отправляет нас в путешествие от своих школьных лет до бездомной юности в Уэльсе, от знакомства с проститутками во время ночных скитаний по Лондону до поступления в Оксфордский университет, где он бросает учебу, когда его одолело пристрастие к наркотикам. Книга на английском языке. Explosive and unforgiving, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater describes in searing detail the pleasure, pain and mind-expanding powers of opium. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by biographer, critic and academic Dr Frances Wilson. Thomas De Quincey takes us on a journey from his grammar school childhood to his homeless adolescence in Wales, from befriending prostitutes during his nocturnal wanderings in London to enrolling at Oxford University only to drop out when his drug use overcomes him. Thrust into a disorientating world of extreme euphoria and vivid nightmares, De Quincey's life story is both unpredictable and deeply personal. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is considered to be the first published autobiography to explore the lure and effects of addiction.