The Secret Life of Books - Season 2 - Eps 4: Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Performance poet and former heroin addict John Cooper Clarke explores Thomas de Quincey's autobiographical classic Confessions of an English Opium Eater, and discovers how his fellow Mancunian's addiction memoir avoids the cliches of modern 'misery-lit' in favour of something much more unsentimental and psychologically complex.
About The Secret Life of Books
Title: The Secret Life of Books
First Air Date: 2014-09-02
Last Air Date: 2015-11-16
Status: Ended
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 12
Network: BBC Four
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Classic books are considered with a fresh eye. Returning to the authors' original manuscripts and letters, expert writers and performers bring their personal insights to these great works.
