Since ancient times, drinking and writing poems have become the exclusive products of literati, and wine and literature have also formed an indissoluble bond. On the one hand, literati drink good wine, which adds luster to literati; on the other hand, excessive drinking also destroys literati. Take American literature as an example. Among the six American Nobel Prize in Literature laureates, three are alcoholics: william faulkner, sinclair lewis and Eugene O 'Neill. The other two, ernest hemingway and john steinbeck, are not ordinary alcoholics.

William faulkner was a crazy and reckless alcoholic all his life. He was born in an alcoholic family, and his father and grandfather were often sent to "treatment". /kloc-at the age of 0/8, Faulkner and the drunkards in the town had a glass of whisky. Alfred Kazin, a literary critic, commented: "Faulkner's alcoholism caused serious illness once or twice a year for 30 years ... He often wrote while drinking, but he didn't drink until he started writing. If he is an ordinary person, he may be restrained in drinking, but as a writer, he is not restrained in drinking. Although he can easily express his favorite words, his addiction to alcohol has increased rapidly, which ruined his health and his creation. "

Hemingway, the "father" of modern American writers, for him, drinking is an organic part of the creative process. Hemingway was an alcoholic, but he was not an alcoholic-before he began to doubt that he had lost his mind. After that, he drank more and more, and finally became deeply addicted to alcohol. By 1943, he has been drinking two bottles of scotch whisky every day. Hard liquor began to affect his liver, * * * and brain, which eventually led to a nervous breakdown, making him unable to eat, drink, have sex and, especially seriously, write.

Many people think Fitzgerald is the number one alcoholic in the history of American literature. Wine always attracts him. Even as a teenager, he often pretended to be an alcoholic. As an adult, he often introduces himself: "Fitzgerald, a famous alcoholic." He suffers from bipolar disorder, drinking when depressed and drinking when excited. After becoming famous, he was at a loss about his success. Whenever he is drunk, he often insults others. It seems that he seldom suffered from alcoholism and finally died of a heart attack at the age of 44.

There is also a long list of alcoholics in literary history. In their days of writing and drinking, these people often lead a dissolute life. They often die of poverty and depression because of drinking, or kill their bodies prematurely because of drinking too much. More seriously, they killed their creative talents because of drinking, which not only made them feel distressed and sad, but also brought irreparable losses and disasters to the literary world.