Report copyright infringementby Olivia Laing (Author)A New York Times Notable Book of 2014A Time Magazine Notable Book of 2014 Olivia Laing's widely acclaimed account of how writers in the grip of alcoholism created some of the greatest works of American literature In The Trip to Echo Spring, Olivia Laing takes a journey across America, examining the links between creativity and alcohol in the work and lives of six extraordinary men: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, John Berryman, John Cheever, and Raymond Carver. Captivating and highly original, The Trip to Echo Spring strips away the myth of the alcoholic writer to reveal the terrible price creativity can exert.Author BiographyOlivia Laing is an internationally acclaimed writer and critic. They're the author of eight books, including The Lonely City, Everybody, and the Sunday Times number one bestseller The Garden Against Time. Laing's first novel, Crudo, won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and in 2018 they were awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize for nonfiction. Their books have been translated into twenty-one languages. Number of Pages: 384 Dimensions: 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN Publication Date: October 28, 2014
