Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Chuck Klosterman
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 127
Category/GenreBiographies: Arts and Entertainment
ISBN/Barcode 9780571223985
ClassificationsDewey:781.660973
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 18 January 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

For 6,557 miles, from New York to Mississippi to Seattle, Chuck Klosterman decided to chase rock'n'roll and death across a continent. 21 days later, after three relationships, an encounter with various cottonmouth snakes, and a night spent snorting cocaine in a graveyard, Klosterman started to order his thoughts on American culture and the meaning of celebrity.

Author Biography

Chuck Klosterman is the author of the legendary memoir, Fargo Rock City, and Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs. He was born in North Dakota and lives in New York City.

Reviews

"'Big-hearted and direct, bright and unironic, optimistic and amiable, self-deprecating and reassuring.' Bret Easton Ellis"