Diary of an Oxygen Thief

Diary of an Oxygen Thief is a 2006 Dutch novel, written anonymously and published in Amsterdam by NLVI. Diary of an Oxygen Thief was called a "surprise dark-horse Williamsburg best seller" by New York Magazine, referring to the independent art, literature, and music scene in Brooklyn, New York.

Diary of an Oxygen Thief
AuthorAnonymous
CountryNetherlands
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir
PublisherV Publishing
Publication date
2006
Media typePrint
Pages147 pp.
ISBN978-0615275062
Followed byChameleon in a Candy Store 

Summary

Purporting to be an autobiography, Diary of an Oxygen Thief begins with the narrator, an Irish advertising executive living in London, describing the pleasure he used to receive from emotionally abusing women. After the narrator starts attending AA meetings, he sobers up and looks back on his past relationships with a measure of remorse. After taking a job in the United States, the narrator is confronted externally by the absurdity of corporate America, culture shock, and the conflict of moving from the lower to upper-middle class. Internally he grapples with paranoia, addiction, and a legacy of pain. Later, he meets a young, aspiring photographer in New York and falls in love with her.

The "Oxygen Thief" in the title refers to narrator's low self-esteem. Because of his sense of self-loathing he seems to go through life unworthy of the very air he breathes.

Reception

Diary of an Oxygen Thief quickly became popular from its initial publication in 2006 to 2016 where it was listed on both Amazon and iTunes 20 top selling books.[1][2][3]

See also

References
  1. Italie, Hillel. "Unnamed 'Oxygen Thief' becomes self-published success". Seattle Times. Seattle Times. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. Deahl, Rachel. "How 'Diary of an Oxygen Thief' Went from Self-Published Obscurity to Bestsellerdom". Publisher's Weekly. Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. Housham, Jane. "Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous review – the cult tale of a misogynist's ruin". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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