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ISBN 13: 9780399536182
ISBN 10: 0399536183
Edition: Original
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/02/2010
Publisher: Penguin Group USA

Writers Gone Wild : The Feuds, Frolics, and Follies of Literature's Great Adventurers, Drunkards, Lovers, Iconoclasts, and Misanthropes

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Truth is stranger than fiction. "Writers Gone Wild" rips back the (book) covers and reveals the seamy underside of the writing life.

Introduction	p. ix
On the Job	p. 1
Dramatic Debuts	p. 3
Public Embarrassments	p. 15
Grub Street	p. 29
Censors and Editors	p. 40
Frauds and Hoaxes	p. 48
Money	p. 60
Off the Job	p. 67
Odd Jobs	p. 69
Crime and Punishment	p. 78
Unfortunate Encounters	p. 87
Fight Club	p. 97
Ultraviolence	p. 117
Politics and Power	p. 125
War	p. 136
Everything Else	p. 149
Bad Craziness	p. 151
The Lovers	p. 163
The Joy of Sex	p. 176
The End of the Affair	p. 189
Alcohol and Drugs	p. 202
The End	p. 212
Acknowledgments	p. 223
Bibliography	p. 225
Index	p. 249
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