This is a witty look at the history of smoking. In examining the literary, cultural and philosophical history of smoking, this book studies the negative pleasures and exacting benefits attached to smoking. Some serious questions arise: what is a cigarette? Why are cigarettes useful in times of war? How do they enable the condemned to face the anxious moments before death? Why does the camera so love photographing cigarettes and smokers? Why are cigarettes associated with post-coital bliss?
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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 'An elegant display of prose. . . . [Klein's] polemic is bravely cranky. The book is important for . . . situating the act of smoking in Western culture and telling us addicts, without condescension, what kind of dance we're doing 10 or 20 times a day.'--Laura Mansnerus, 'New York Times Book Review' '[A] wise and timely book: it is also sly, funny, and peculiarly seductive. . . . [A] remarkable achievement.'--John Banville, 'New York Review of Books'. 224 pages. Artikel-Nr. 1385438
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Anbieter: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Neuseeland
Paperback. Zustand: Good. 'An elegant display of prose. . . . [Klein's] polemic is bravely cranky. The book is important for . . . situating the act of smoking in Western culture and telling us addicts, without condescension, what kind of dance we're doing 10 or 20 times a day.'--Laura Mansnerus, 'New York Times Book Review' '[A] wise and timely book: it is also sly, funny, and peculiarly seductive. . . . [A] remarkable achievement.'--John Banville, 'New York Review of Books'. 224 pages. Artikel-Nr. 1328146
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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st thus. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Faint remainder mark to base. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 210pages. A piece of literary criticism, an analysis of popular culture, a political harangue, a theoretical exercise and ode to cigarettes by a once committed (now ex) smoker. Artikel-Nr. 314956
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