« ws b's d. o. c. was of course heroin. this lead me to thinking of other opiate friendly writers. there are not that many distinguished candidates, alcoholic writers, on the other hand, are ten a penny. there are probably a greater number of alcoholic nobel prize winning writers. here is a partial list - will self, roberto bolano, anna kavan, aleister crowley, jim carroll, mary butts**, elizabeth strong, irvine welsh. some observers are not sure bolano was much of a user. »
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Burroughs / Writers on Heroin
blogPost, 23/02/2011WSB's D.O.C. was of course heroin. This lead me to thinking of other opiate friendly writers. There are not that many distinguished candidates, alcoholic writers, on the other hand, are ten a penny. There are probably a greater number of alcoholic Nobel prize winning writers. Here is a partial list - Will Self, Roberto Bolano, Anna Kavan, Aleister Crowley, Jim Carroll, Mary Butts**, Elizabeth Strong, Irvine Welsh. Some observers are not sure Bolano was much of a user.