| Description |
271 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Akashic drug chronicles series |
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Akashic drug chronicles series.
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| Contents |
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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Nicotine addiction -- Fiction.
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Tobacco use -- Fiction.
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Short stories, American.
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Detective and mystery stories, American.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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Noir fiction.
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| Added Author |
Child, Lee, editor of compilation.
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| ISBN |
9781617758584 (hardback) |
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1617758590 (hardback) |
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9781617758591 (paperback) |
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1617758582 (paperback) |
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