The Black Veil

In this searing, brilliantly acclaimed memoir, one of the most admired writers of his generation reveals how a decade of alcohol, drugs, and other indulgences led him not to the palace of wisdom but to a psychiatric hospital in one of New York's less exalted boroughs.

Author: Rick Moody
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 05/01/2003
Pages: 354
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.29h x 5.59w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780316739016

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 05/25/2003 pg. 24

About the Author
Rick Moody was born in New York City. He attended Brown and Columbia Universities. He is the author of four previous novels: The Four Fingers of Death, Purple America, The Ice Storm, and Garden State, as well as an award-winning memoir and multiple collections of short fiction. Moody is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, and his work has been anthologized in Best American Stories, Best American Essays, and the Pushcart Prize anthology. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.