Jean Cocteau is regarded as one of France's greatest men of arts and letters. Opium is perhaps his most celebrated piece of non-fiction, a truly gripping account of his drug addiction and cure. The masterly illustrations also contained in this handsome volume, combined with his vivid, luxuriant prose can give no finer rendering of the agonies - and ecstasies - of addiction.
Author Biography
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) is a poet, novelist, designer, playwright, and filmmaker. He is best known for his novel "Les Enfants Terribles" and the films "Beauty and the Beast" and "Orpheus."
