This book is a journey through the life of Edgar Allan Poe, a manwounded by a deep malaise, immersed in alcohol and drugs, at the mercy of an irascible and self-destructive aggressiveness.

In orderto understand Poe, it is necessary to go to the root of his writingand investigate the essential moments of his life. Thus, GiuseppeCafiero offers us an analysis of Poe's disturbing writing in the light of conversations with the characters who marked his life and who live in the painful and dark pages of his work. Also, of the friendshipsand enmities that contributed to the frustrating and deliriousrestlessness of the great writer.