Roman à clef

in book-a-day calendar; Trocchi described as a Beat writer. This book is from 1960

The end of my addiction

Ameisen, Olivier. (2009). The end of my addiction. New York: Sarah Crichton Books/FS&G.


What if there were a cure for addiction--a medication that eradicates the need for a fix? This is the story of Olivier Ameisen, a brilliant physician and cardiologist who developed a profound addiction to alcohol. He broke bones with no memory of falling and nearly lost his kidneys. He gave up his flourishing practice and invested himself in Alcoholics Anonymous and, later, rehab. Nothing worked. So he took his treatment into his own hands.

Sandwiched

Cost. Roxana Robinson. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 2008.

Kirkus: fictional case study, at once pedantic and riveting