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eBook editionsThe Last Opium Denby Nick Tosches
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Nick Tosches trades civilization and its discontents for the possibility of one moment of pure bliss. Driven by romantic, spiritual, and medicinal imperatives, Nick Tosches goes in search of something everyone tells him no longer exists: an opium den. From Europe to Hong Kong to Thailand to Cambodia, he hunts the Big Smoke, bewildered by its elusiveness and, despite the meaning it continues to evoke as a cultural touchstone, its alleged extinction. Weaving his spiritual and hallucinogenic quests together with inimitable, razor-sharp prose, Tosches's trip becomes a deeper meditation on what true fulfillment is and why no one bothers to look for it any more. Review:"It's Tosches' meanderings that make his slim book worthwhile. The Last Opium Den is more than just an account of a man looking for a smoke-filled room. It's also a meditation on the meaning of pleasure and an argument for dangerous romance over safe banality." Michelle Goldberg, Salon.com Synopsis:Driven by romantic, spiritual, and medicinal imperatives, Nick Tosches goes in search of something that may no longer exist--an opium den. Weaving hallucinogenic quests with razor sharp prose, Tosche's trip becomes a deeper meditation on what true fulfillment is. About the AuthorBorn in Newark and schooled in his father's bar, Nick Tosches is the author of acclaimed biographies of Dean Martin (Dino), the Mafia financier Michele Sindona (Power on Earth), and Jerry Lee Lewis (Hellfire); and of the novels Trinities and Cut Numbers. He is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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