A Sidecar Named Desire: Great Writers and the Booze That Stirred Them

ISBN: 0062696386

Author: Clarke, Greg

Condition: Used

A rollicking illustrated history of alcohol and its literary imbibers, from Jane Austens beer brewing to James Joyces passion for Guinness to E.B. Whites cure for writers block-a dry martini-by celebrated illustrator Greg Clarke and award-winning editor/art director Monte Beauchamp.The tools that I need for my trade are simply pen, paper, food, tobacco, and a little whiskey.-William FaulknerI keep a dictionary, a Bible, a deck of cards and a bottle of sherry in the room.-Maya AngelouA writer who drinks carefully is probably a better writer.-Stephen KingThroughout history, there has been no greater catalyst for creativity among writers, so they claim, than a good, stiff drink. In this graphic volume, the authors take us on an unforgettable literary bar crawl, packed with historical factoids, anecdotes, booze trivia, and fascinating detours into the lives of our favorite writers, along with literary-themed cocktail recipes such as Ernest Hemingways Death in the Afternoon and Philip Larkins Gin and Tonic set to verse.For the literary-minded drinker, whether wine, gin, vodka, beer, whiskey, or tequila is your elixir of choice, A Sidecar Named Desire will whet your appetite. Bottoms up!