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The Noonday Demon
Andrew Solomon
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Description for The Noonday Demon
Paperback. The author narrates his own agonising experience of depression. In this book, he also portrays the pain of others, in different cultures and societies whose lives have been shattered by depression and uncovers the historical, social, biological, chemical and medical implications of this crippling disease. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
WITH A NEW EPILOGUE BY THE AUTHOR
Like Primo Levi's The Periodic Table, The Noonday Demon digs deep into personal history, as Andrew Solomon narrates, brilliantly and terrifyingly, his own agonising experience of depression.
Solomon also portrays the pain of others, in different cultures and societies whose lives have been shattered by depression and uncovers the historical, social, biological, chemical and medical implications of this crippling disease. He takes us through the halls of mental hospitals where some of his subjects have been imprisoned for decades; into the research labs; to the burdened and afflicted poor, rural ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784702670
SKU
V9781784702670
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99-99
About Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge; is a professor of psychology at Columbia University and President of PEN American Center; and is a regular contributor to the Guardian, the New Yorker, and the New York Times. A lecturer and activist, he is the author of Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search ... Read more
Reviews for The Noonday Demon
The best book ever on depression. Andrew Solomon explains everything with a sharp, scientific clarity.
William Leith
Evening Standard
The history, treatment and even politics of depression are thoroughly covered… Solomon’s brutal honesty makes this the best account of depression I have ever read.
Chris Nancollas
Tablet
A mesmerising journey... magnificent
Observer ... Read more
William Leith
Evening Standard
The history, treatment and even politics of depression are thoroughly covered… Solomon’s brutal honesty makes this the best account of depression I have ever read.
Chris Nancollas
Tablet
A mesmerising journey... magnificent
Observer ... Read more