Requiem for a Dream was first published in 1978. The book tells the story of four New Yorkers who, unable to bear the difference between their dreams of an ideal life and the real world, seek solace in illusory ersatz substitutes. The main character of the novel, according to the author, is Addiction, and the book itself is a manifesto of the triumph of Addiction over the human spirit. This is a requiem for all those who gave their lives for the rainbow illusion and lost the Human in themselves.The screening of "Requiem for a Dream" took place in 2001. The film was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe.The book contains profanityThe publisher's layout has been saved in a4.pdf format.