The classic tale of one man's struggle with alcoholism, this
revolutionary novel remains Charles Jackson's best-known book--a daring
autobiographical work that paved the way for contemporary addiction
literature.
It is 1936, and on the East Side of Manhattan, a would-be writer named
Don Birnam decides to have a drink. And then another, and then another,
until he's in the midst of what becomes a five-day binge. The Lost
Weekend moves with unstoppable speed, propelled by a heartbreaking but
unflinching truth. It catapulted Charles Jackson to fame, and endures as
an acute study of the ravages of alcoholism, as well as an unforgettable
parable of the condition of the modern man.