Book

The nicotine chronicles / edited by Lee Child.

Summary:

"In recent years, nicotine has become as verboten as many hard drugs. The literary styles in this volume are as varied as the moral quandaries herein, and the authors have successfully unleashed their incandescent imaginations on the subject matter, fashioning an immensely addictive collection."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781617758584
ISBN: 1617758582
Physical Description: 271 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Publisher: Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Part I: Thank you for not smoking -- Park & Play / Hannah Tinti -- My Simple Plan / Ariel Gore -- The Renovation of the Just / Christopher Sorrentino -- Deathbed Vigil / Jonathan Ames -- Part II: Smoking may be hazardous to your health -- Dying for a Cigarette / Lee Child -- Smoke-free Room / Achy Obejas -- Spécial Treatment / Cara Black -- Yasiri / Michael Imperioli -- Part III: Hungry for flavor? -- Smoking Jesus / Eric Bogosian -- The Summer You Lit Up / Lauren Sanders -- Climax Oregon / Robert Arellano -- Freshly Cut / Peter Kimani Part IV: Inhale to your heart's content -- Smoke Break / David L. Ulin -- God's Work / Bernice L. McFadden -- Menthol / Jerry Stahl -- Vaping: A User's Manual / Joyce Carol Oates.