Black Cocktail
 First edition | |
| Author | Jonathan Carroll |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Dave McKean |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, dark comedy novella |
| Publisher | Legend Press |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 76 pp |
| ISBN | 0-7126-2164-4 |
| OCLC | 23868280 |
Black Cocktail is a fantasy novella by American author Jonathan Carroll.
Plot introduction
The novel follows the activities of Ingram York, a disc-jockey in Los Angeles. The book deals with the Platonian concept that everyone was originally joined to another human being and spends their lives searching for their missing half.
Awards and nominations
- World Fantasy, Best Novella, 1991 (nominated)
Publication history
- 1990. Black Cocktail (August 1990, Jonathan Carroll Legend, ISBN 0-7126-3642-0, $25.00, 76 pages, Hardcover, Novel)
- 1990. Black Cocktail (September 1990, Jonathan Carroll Legend, ISBN 0-7126-2164-4, $4.50, 76 pages, Trade, Novel)
- 1990. Black Cocktail (September 1990, Jonathan Carroll Legend, ISBN 0-7126-3680-3, $8.99, 76 pages, Hardcover, Novel)
- 1991. Black Cocktail (1991, Jonathan Carroll St. Martin's, ISBN 0-312-06304-0, $13.95, 76 pages, Hardcover, Novel)
- 1996. The Panic Hand (1996, Jonathan Carroll St. Martin's, ISBN 0-312-14698-1, $23.95, 295 pages, Hardcover, Collection)