Description
"An extraordinary accomplishment. . . . A remarkable book that will be of great value to people who feel isolated, alienated and overwhelmed by the circumstances of their lives."--Hubert Selby, Jr., author of Last Exit to Brooklyn
" Stahl] is a better-than-Burroughs virtuoso."--Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker
"Original, appalling, indelible picture of a man trying to swim and drown at the same time. Stahl has nerve, heart, a language of his own and a ghastly, riotous humor."--Tobias Wolff, author of This Boy's Life
"Permanent Midnight is one of the most harrowing and toughest accounts ever written in this century about what it means to be a junkie in America, making Burroughs look dated and Kerouac appear as the nose-thumbing adolescent he was."--Booklist
A searing confessional infused with the darkest humor, Permanent Midnight chronicles the opiated abyss of a Hollywood screenwriter and his formidable climb into sobriety.
Made into a major motion picture starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, Permanent Midnight is revered by critics and an ever-growing cult of devoted readers as one of the most compelling contemporary memoirs.
Jerry Stahl was born in Pittsburgh. He is author of the novels Perv: A Love Story, Plainclothes Naked and I, Fatty, the paperback edition of which will appear in 2005. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
Author: Jerry Stahl
Publisher: Process
Published: 06/01/2005
Pages: 380
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780976082200
ISBN10: 0976082209
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
- Self-Help | Substance Abuse & Addictions | Drugs
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
About the Author
Jerry Stahl was born in Pittsburgh. He is author of the novels, I, Fatty, Perv: A Love Story, and Plainclothes, Naked. He currently lives in Los Angeles.