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Description for Dystopia
Paperback.
From highflying Playboy editor to pathetic, homeless alcoholic, this account charts an Icarian fall from grace. It’s the sobering tell-all tale of a young, successful, hubristic, hard-drinking journalist who, in his meltdown, becomes the scourge of pubs around the South Africa. Regularly found comatose, collapsed in a puddle of his own excesses, he became a frequent patient in lock-down psychiatric wards, confronting himself after being granted a court-order for two years in rehab. The story stands out in a world awash with so-called misery memoirs and victim literature, providing a new take on addiction. Far from being a mere account ... Read more
From highflying Playboy editor to pathetic, homeless alcoholic, this account charts an Icarian fall from grace. It’s the sobering tell-all tale of a young, successful, hubristic, hard-drinking journalist who, in his meltdown, becomes the scourge of pubs around the South Africa. Regularly found comatose, collapsed in a puddle of his own excesses, he became a frequent patient in lock-down psychiatric wards, confronting himself after being granted a court-order for two years in rehab. The story stands out in a world awash with so-called misery memoirs and victim literature, providing a new take on addiction. Far from being a mere account ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781920601003
SKU
V9781920601003
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-11
About Siddall
James Siddall is a freelance journalist who has previously worked on a host of publications, from Scope magazine and South African Playboy to the Zululand Observer. He specializes in motoring and lifestyle writing, as well as corporate journalism.
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