Between Grief and Nothing: The Passions, Addictions and Tragic End of William Faulkner
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In 1962, William Faulkner left his homestead in Oxford, Mississippi, to travel to the nearby Byhalia sanatorium for alcoholism rehabilitation. Mere hours later, the usual recovery he sought turned tragic. This book traces the sequence of events leading to his initial hospitalization, exploring facets of his emotional instability, mental health, and various addictions. It reveals how Faulkner's fervent passions shaped both his life and his art- brilliance and madness emerged in equal measure as the author's substance abuse shaped his reality. Beneath the scholarly facade depicted in photographs was a