A list of the most desperate drunkards, whose fates surprise, frighten and, to some extent, capture an ineradicable passion for this vice.
August 24 - twenty years since the death of Sergei Dovlatov. “I still have four jobs: literature, radio, family and alcoholism,” he wrote to a friend. Alcohol. A companion of writers regardless of nationality and country of residence. However, Dovlatov's fellow countrymen in the last 12 years of his life, American writers, are here, if not ahead of the rest of the planet, then in the forefront of alcoholic enthusiasts. A list of the most desperate drunkards, whose fates surprise, frighten and, to some extent, capture an ineradicable passion for this vice.
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe. At the same time, he said, jokingly, seriously
Jack London
Jack London. His heroes are courageous people who overcome any obstacles, he himself was not like that
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald. From the very beginning, there was a lot of alcohol and it became even more
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway. Shortly before his death, he asked one of his friends
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck. He walked so far that he got drunk in the company of drunks (!) And fell asleep on the bench
William Faulkner
William Faulkner. He was a hereditary drunkard - his father and grandfather also drank without drying out
William Styron
William Styron. One of the classics of American
Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski. He sincerely loved alcohol, and he paid him with mutual sympathy
Sergey Dovlatov
Sergey Dovlatov
John Cheever
John Cheever. The American writer advised his son
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill. Not a line to a sober head - that was O'Neill's motto
Truman Capote
Truman Capote. He consumed alcohol with or without reason, could not stand it when he was prevented from drinking, regularly made scandals
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