Cigarettes are Sublime by Richard Klein

Cigarettes are Sublime by Richard Klein

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This is a look at the history of smoking. In examining the literary, cultural and philosophical history of smoking, this book studies the negative pleasures and exacting benefits attached to smoking and answers such questions as: why are cigarettes associated with post-coital bliss?

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Cigarettes are Sublime by Richard Klein

This is a witty look at the history of smoking. In examining the literary, cultural and philosophical history of smoking, this book studies the negative pleasures and exacting benefits attached to smoking. Some serious questions arise: what is a cigarette? Why are cigarettes useful in times of war? How do they enable the condemned to face the anxious moments before death? Why does the camera so love photographing cigarettes and smokers? Why are cigarettes associated with post-coital bliss?
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ISBN 13 9780330340168
ISBN 10 0330340166
Title Cigarettes are Sublime
Author Richard Klein
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 1995-03-10
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.