The Smoking Book

A 1999 Village Voice Literary Supplement "Writer on the Verge"
Sit back, breathe in deeply, and let Lesley Stern's sinuous words draw you into this innovative book that weaves the intimate act of smoking into a broad cultural picture of desire, exchange, and fulfillment.

About the author

Lesley Stern was born in Zimbabwe and lives in Sydney, Australia, where she teaches film and theater at the University of New South Wales. She is the author of "The Scorsese Connection.
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Summary

"The Smoking Book" is built on the foundation of two questions: how does it feel to smoke, and what does smoking mean? Lesley Stern muses on these questions through intersecting stories and essays.

Product details

• Authors: Lesley Stern, Stern Lesley
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2001
• EAN: 9780226773339
• ISBN: 978-0-226-77333-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 13 mm x 20 mm x 1 mm
• Weight: 284 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, Literary essays, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects