Everyone had a dream. Sarah, for example, wanted to lose weight and get on talk shows. She could not live without a TV in which people became rich, got new houses, found one thing, fell in love and had fun. Harry and his friend Tyrone wanted to get rich, and Marion wanted to open their own clothing store. But the path they took to get things done took them nowhere near where they wanted to go. What awaits them now that the drug mirage can barely be distinguished from real life? How far are the heroes ready to go for the illusion of happiness? Requiem for a Dream is a heartfelt novel about the brutal reality and collapse of the "American Dream," written by one of the most prominent representatives of the American writing underground of the twentieth century. This is a frank story about drugs and the willpower of a person who is able to break under the weight of everyday worries.