the only unflinching story of an alcoholic that I have ever read John Updike
Charles Jackson has made the most compelling gift to the literature of addiction since De Quincey. His character is a masterpiece of psychological precision. - Philip Wylie New York Times
The Lost Weekend is a 1944 novel by author Charles R Jackson.
Don Birnam is a sensitive, charming and well-read man. Yet when left alone for a few days by his brother, he struggles with his overwhelming desire for alcohol. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944/01/27 | Charles R Jackson | Author | Charles R Jackson's novel "The Lost Weekend" is published in Farrar and Rinehart. | ||||
| 1944/01/27 | Farrar and Rinehart | Publisher | Charles R Jackson's novel "The Lost Weekend" is published in Farrar and Rinehart. |
| Particulars for The Lost Weekend (book): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Disease | Alcoholism | ||
| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Narrative Arts | Factual | concerned with what is actually true rather than interpretations of or reactions to it | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Language: | English | ||
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