The Panic in Needle Park - James Mills

The Panic in Needle Park by James Mills is a fictionalised account drawn from the author’s firsthand reporting on New York City’s junkie underworld. This paperback edition is published by Dover Publications Inc.

Key details

• Author: James Mills
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 192
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 30 June 2020
• ISBN: 9780486839318

Synopsis

Written with a taut, documentary approach, this harrowing narrative centres on a tragic love affair between two addicts during a heroin shortage: a small-time street hustler and a middle-class Midwesterner. Mills draws on his own experience as a life reporter to shape a story grounded in the realities of New York City’s drug scene.

The book also served as the basis for the 1971 film, noted as Al Pacino’s first leading role. Suitable for readers interested in film and cinema connections, as well as fiction rooted in reportage.

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