A Sidecar Named Desire, Greg Clarke
A Sidecar Named Desire, Greg Clarke
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A Sidecar Named Desire
Great Writers and the Booze That Stirred Them

Author: Greg Clarke, Monte Beauchamp

Narrator: Jonathan Cowley

Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/13/2018


Synopsis

A rollicking history of alcohol and its literary imbibers, from Jane Austen’s beer brewing to James Joyce’s passion for Guinness to E.B. White’s cure for writers’ block—a dry martini—by celebrated illustrator Greg Clarke and award-winning editor/art director Monte Beauchamp.""Civilization begins with distillation.""—William Faulkner""Bourbon does for me what the piece of cake did for Proust.""—Walker Percy""God has a brown voice, full and soft as beer.""—Anne SextonThroughout history, there has been no greater catalyst for creativity among writers—so they claim—than a good, stiff drink. From Aristophanes’ attraction to wine, to Dostoevsky’s breakfast of grain vodka and brown bread, to Joan Didion’s fondness for gin, stories abound of how booze has fueled and inspired our literary icons.In this volume, cartoonist Greg Clarke and comics anthologist Monte Beauchamp take us on an unforgettable literary bar crawl. A Sidecar Named Desire is packed with historical factoids, anecdotes, booze trivia, and fascinating detours into the lives of our most storied literary personalities—along with literary-themed cocktail recipes such as Ernest Hemingway’s Death in the Afternoon and Philip Larkin’s Gin and Tonic set to verse.For the literary-minded drinker—whether wine, gin, vodka, beer, whiskey, or tequila is your elixir of choice—A Sidecar Named Desire will whet your appetite. Bottoms up!

About Greg Clarke

GREG CLARKE's illustrations have appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Time Magazine, The Atlantic, Blab!, and Mother Jones. Books that have featured Greg's illustrations include: How to Raise Mom and Dad (Dutton), Golf Rules Illustrated (Callaway Editions), My Fine Feathered Friend (FSF), Enchanted Night (Random House), and Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Change the World (Simon & Schuster). Clarke is the recipient of three silver medals from the New York Society of Illustrators. He lives on the outskirts of Los Angeles, and some of his best (and worst) ideas have occurred while sipping an IPA or a dry gin martini.

About Monte Beauchamp

MONTE BEAUCHAMP is an award-winning editor, art director, and graphic designer who has served as a juror for American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and Lürzer's Archive. He is the founder and editor of the graphics-illustration-comics annuals BLAB! and BLAB WORLD, and his books include: MASTERFUL MARKS: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster), STRIKING IMAGES: Vintage Matchbook Cover Art (Chronicle Books), and KRAMPUS: The Devil of Christmas. In 2012, Beauchamp was awarded the Society of Illustrators prestigious RICHARD GANGEL ART DIRECTORS AWARD (for outstanding contributions in promoting and advancing the art of illustration). He lives and works in Chicago and favors sidecars. MONTE BEAUCHAMP is an award-winning editor, art director, and graphic designer who has served as a juror for American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and Lürzer's Archive. He is the founder and editor of the graphics-illustration-comics annuals BLAB! and BLAB WORLD, and his books include: MASTERFUL MARKS: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster), STRIKING IMAGES: Vintage Matchbook Cover Art (Chronicle Books), and KRAMPUS: The Devil of Christmas. In 2012, Beauchamp was awarded the Society of Illustrators prestigious RICHARD GANGEL ART DIRECTORS AWARD (for outstanding contributions in promoting and advancing the art of illustration). He lives and works in Chicago and favors sidecars. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joanna on January 06, 2019

A quick and enjoyable read. Don’t be surprised if you learn new things and want to share interesting factoids about these writers and their drinking habits.......more

Goodreads review by Raiza on August 08, 2023

Estuvo interesante, cuenta como licores han ido de una cultura a otra, parte de su origen e influencias además de escritores que incluyen algunos de estos licores en sus historias o para su proceso creativo (guiño, guiño)......more

Goodreads review by Amalfi on July 22, 2021

Este libro me gusto bastante, aprendí muchísimo sobre licores, ahora tengo antojo de algunos 😂😂😂 y me gusto como, no solo se habla d ellos autores que tomaban sino, que se mencionan algunas obras donde estas bebidas tuvieron relevancia.......more

Goodreads review by Carol on February 26, 2020

I paced myself on this book, reading one chapter at a time, which covers wine and beer right on through to a variety of distilled alcohols such as gin and tequila. The history of writers combined with their particular choice of alcohol was quite entertaining, and was illustrated in a fanciful way th......more

Goodreads review by Judy on January 20, 2019

The history of booze and the writers which loved them....what could be better? Picked up this cute, little book and it was my 'bath-time' companion this past week. Covering spirits from wine to rum, you get a quick history of the liquor and then information on the writers which loved them, sometimes......more