
There, he became friends with two other men named Hamilton and Rik, the latter of whom promised Gantos $10,000 to sail with him from the Virgin Islands to New York City to sell hash.

After dropping out of university in Saint Croix, Gantos began using hashish and later joined the sail team. Burroughs, who used drugs to get through his life as a writer. Before prison, Gantos dreamed of becoming a writer and was inspired by William S. The book is set in 1971 and discusses the author’s life behind bars. Printz Award and the same year became a winner of the Robert F. In 2003 the book was honored with the Michael L.

Hole in My Life is an American autobiography of Jack Gantos and was published by Macmillan Publishers in 2002.
