Siri Hustvedt: The Shaking Woman

Cover: 9780340998779 | The Shaking Woman | Or A History of My Nerves | Siri Hustvedt | Buch

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FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHAT I LOVED AND A WOMAN LOOKING AT MEN LOOKING AT WOMEN

WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY NOGA ARIKHA
'Provocative but often funny, encyclopedic but down to earth . . . an extraordinary double story'
Oliver Sacks

'It is Hustvedt's gift to write with exemplary clarity of what is by necessity unclear'
Hilary Mantel, Guardian

While speaking at a memorial event for her father, the novelist Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down. Was it triggered by nerves, emotion - or something else entirely?

In this profoundly thought-provoking and revealing book, Hustvedt takes the reader on her journey through psychiatry, philosophy, neuroscience and medical history in search of a diagnosis. Conveying the often frightening mysteries of illness, she illuminates the perennially mysterious connection between mind and body and what we mean by 'I'.

'Fascinating'
Daily Telegraph

'Elegant, clear and wide-ranging'
Independent

Über den Autor

Siri Hustvedt is the author of seven novels, five collections of essays, a poetry collection and a memoir. Her books have been listed for major prizes, including the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize and the PEN America Literary Award. She holds a PhD from Columbia University and has been awarded honorary PhDs from Johannes Gutenberg University, Stendhal University and the University of Oslo. She is a Lecturer in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and has written on art for the New York Times and the Daily Telegraph. Born in Minnesota, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Genre:	Biographien , Importe
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Übersetzungstitel:	Die zitternde Frau
Inhalt:	216 S.
ISBN-13:	9780340998779
ISBN-10:	0340998776
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Hustvedt, Siri
Hersteller:	Hodder And Stoughton Ltd. Sceptre
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße:	198 x 130 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Siri Hustvedt
Erscheinungsdatum:	03.02.2011
Gewicht:	0,175 kg