CAIN'S BOOK.

Trocchi, Alexander:

Published by London John Caldeer First Published, 1963

About this Item

8vo, 252pp, signature and date in ink to front endpaper. Hardback/Red Cloth - slightly bashed to bottom of spine o/w in Very Good condition. Dust Jacket - Unclipped, fading, staining and wear to all edges. "Cain's Book is a 1960 novel by Scottish beat writer Alexander Trocchi.it details the life of Joe Necchi, a heroin addict and writer, who is living and working on a scow on the Hudson River in New York. The book alternates between Necchi/Trocchi's attempts to score and flashbacks to his experiences as a child in Glasgow, and later as a young man in London and Paris. It is also an account of what it means to be a junky and an outsider from society. On occasion it can descend into ranting about the hypocrisy and stupidity of drug prohibition and the general inequities of the world. It describes with an eye for detail the rituals of heroin, the cooking up and the search for a suitable vein". Seller Inventory # 18734

Bibliographic Details

Title: CAIN'S BOOK.

Publisher: London John Caldeer First Published

Publication Date: 1963

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included