The Basketball Diaries
by Jim Carrollliterary work· published 1978
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The Basketball Diaries is a 1978 memoir written by author and musician Jim Carroll. It is an edited collection of the diaries he kept between the ages of twelve and sixteen. The original classic story about growing up with drugs and sex and about learning to survive on the streets of New York--once again in print. An urban classic of coming of age.
Adaptations (1)
The Basketball Diaries was adapted into a 1995 film.
The Basketball Diaries1995 · film · 102 min · dir. Scott Kalvert · IMDb ↗A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
