<DIV><p>“An extraordinary accomplishment. . . . A remarkable book that will be of great value to people who feel isolated, alienated and overwhelmed by the circumstances of their lives.”—Hubert Selby, Jr., author of <i>Last Exit to Brooklyn</i></p><p>“[Stahl] is a better-than-Burroughs virtuoso.”—Thomas Mallon, <i>The New Yorker</i></p><p>“Original, appalling, indelible picture of a man trying to swim and drown at the same time. Stahl has nerve, heart, a language of his own and a ghastly, riotous humor.”—Tobias Wolff, author of <i>This Boy’s Life</i></p><p>“<i>Permanent Midnight</i> is one of the most harrowing and toughest accounts ever written in this century about what it means to be a junkie in America, making Burroughs look dated and Kerouac appear as the nose-thumbing adolescent he was.”—<i>Booklist</i></p><p>A searing confessional infused with the darkest humor, <i>Permanent Midnight</i> chronicles the opiated abyss of a Hollywood screenwriter and his formidable climb into sobriety.</p><p>Made into a major motion picture starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, <i>Permanent Midnight</i> is revered by critics and an ever-growing cult of devoted readers as one of the most compelling contemporary memoirs.</p><p><b>Jerry Stahl</b> was born in Pittsburgh. He is author of the novels <i>Perv: A Love Story</i>, <i>Plainclothes Naked</i> and <i>I, Fatty</i>, the paperback edition of which will appear in 2005. He currently lives in Los Angeles.</p></DIV>