The Sweet Smell of Psychosis
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 First edition | |
| Author | Will Self |
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| Illustrator | Martin Rowson |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publication date | 15 May 1997 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 92 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-7475-3154-8 |
| OCLC | 59651939 |
The Sweet Smell of Psychosis is English writer Will Self's first published novella. It was printed by Bloomsbury Books in 1996 and features illustrations by Martin Rowson.
Richard Hermes is a London journalist who lives a life of drudging days and cocaine fuelled nights. He falls in with a local media personality called Bell and his crew which includes the delightful and attractive Ursula. Ursula is also a media type writing a good sex column. As Richard attempts to get closer and closer to her, he finds himself consuming more and more until finally psychosis begins to break in.
