The 10 Best Books on Literary Drunkenness

From John Cheever’s haunting story ‘The Swimmer’ to the eloquent hangovers of Kingsley Amis, here are the 10 best books and stories on drinking and booze. Sip carefully. Olivia Laing is the author of The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking.

Olivia Laing

Published Dec. 28 2013 5:45AM EST 

Olivia Laing

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