John Barleycorn
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (575 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0554339803 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"one of the most memorable of all boozing odysseys" --Times Higher Education Supplement"It is an extraordinary work, boastful and denying by turns suspiciously protesting in its detestation of alcohol, but also wholeheartedly committed to the machismo of hard drinking." --Brian Morton, The Times
. Jack London (1876-1916) was an American writer who produced two hundred short stories, more than four hundred nonfiction pieces, twenty novels, and three full-length plays in less than two decades. His best-known works include The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf, and White Fang
Stark reality of alcoholism Clarice Stasz One of London's masterworks, John Barleycorn is often confused with exact biography. London was a binge drinker, not a day-in, day-out imbiber. But in this book, written during the push for Prohibition, he offers a poetic and shocking tale of how one can become an al. Tom Bruce said I'll drink to this one. Reading Jack London's "John Barleycorn" is like attending an AA meeting almost 50 years before they were instituted. London herein gives his story of life with alcohol, and it is much like those you hear in the rooms. Beginning with denial, then the drinking becomes . Gayle Alstrom said You might like this only if you are an alcoholic.. Jack Londons narrating his drunken episodes & memories. Couldn't get through it. He wrote so many better books to spend ones time on.