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4.3
38 reviewsOriginally published in Germany by S. Fischer Verlag in 2011
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST
By turns philosophical & darkly comic, an ex-smoker’s meditation on the nature & consequences of his nearly lifelong addiction.
Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a lifelong addiction, from the thrill of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. Reflecting on his experiences as a smoker from a young age, Gregor Hens investigates the irreversible effects of nicotine on thought & patterns of behavior. He extends the conversation with other smokers to meditations on Mark Twain & Italo Svevo, the nature of habit, & the validity of hypnosis. With comic insight & meticulous precision, Hens deconstructs every facet of dependency, offering a brilliant analysis of the psychopathology of addiction.
This is a book about the physical, emotional, & psychological power of nicotine as not only an addictive drug, but also a gateway to memory, a long trail of streetlights in the rearview mirror of a smoker’s life. Cigarettes are sometimes a solace, sometimes a weakness, but always a witness & companion.
This is a meditation, an ode, & a eulogy, one that will be passed hand-to-hand between close friends.Gregor Hens is a German writer & translator. He has translated Will Self, Jonathan Lethem, & George Packer into German.
Jen Calleja is the author of Vehicle, Dust Sucker, I’m Afraid That’s All We’ve Got Time For, & more. She is a Literary Translator from German who was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2019. Calleja is a publisher at Praspar Press, which she founded.
Will Self is the author of many novels & books of non-fiction, including Umbrella, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2012, & Shark, published in 2014. He lives in South London.
