The literary and cinematic legend gives his no-holds-barred account of a dangerous addiction In this classic study Cocteau vividly describes his extraordinary experiences while taking opium, the drug to which he owed his "perfect hours" but which, inevitably, exacted its price. It also contains reminiscences of some of Cocteau's closet friends, including Nijinsky and Marcel Proust, and provides revealing insights into the creation of such masterpieces as Orphee and Les Enfants Terribles.
- ISBN10 0394177371
- ISBN13 9780394177373
- Publish Date 1 December 1980 (first published December 1968)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 December 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Grove/Atlantic
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Language English