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| Author | Augusten Burroughs |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | June 2003 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 293 |
| ISBN | 978-0312272050 |
| 813/.6 B | |
| LC Class | PS3552.U745 Z465 2003 |
Dry is a memoir written by American writer Augusten Burroughs. It describes the author's battle with alcoholism. Dry was written before Running with Scissors, but was published second.[1] Dry reached number 24 on The New York Times Best Seller list for Hardcover Nonfiction.[2]
Although the memoir is based on actual events, the first pages include this author's note: "This memoir is based on my experiences over a ten-year period. Names have been changed, characters combined, and events compressed. Certain episodes are imaginative re-creation, and those episodes are not intended to portray actual events."[3]
- ^ Mcdonald, Natalie Hope (August 13, 2003). "Dry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs". Pop Matters.
- ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. July 6, 2003.
- ^ McElhatton, Heather (November 3, 2011). "Truth vs. Fiction in Augusten Burroughs' memoir, "Dry"". MPR. Retrieved May 12, 2011.