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Experience a profound narrative with 'Hospital', a groundbreaking novel that delves into the intricate journey of mental health. This compelling story, published by Giramondo Publishing in 2023, offers a first-person account of a young woman facing her third episode of psychosis in Melbourne. As she transitions from her family home to a community house and ultimately to a hospital, readers are invited to explore her turbulent yet insightful exploration of sanity and insanity. The protagonist’s intellectual reflections and nuanced perceptions bring to life the complexities of mental illness, challenging the conventional medical definitions centered around mental health.
'Hospital' is not just a tale of psychosis; it is an exploration of human resilience and the search for understanding in a world laden with stigmas surrounding mental disorders. This extraordinary novel is based on real-life events and has been expertly translated from Bengali by the award-winning translator Arunava Sinha. Dive into a narrative that is both unflinching and deeply human, unraveling the realities of treatment within psychiatric settings while raising vital questions about our definitions of sanity.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9781922725455.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922725455
Year: 2023
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Description:
In Melbourne a one-time research student with interests in philosophy and psychology is diagnosed with her third episode of psychosis. As she is moved from her family home to a community house and then to hospital, she questions the diagnosis of her sanity or insanity, as determined and defined by a medical model which seems less than convincing to her. Indeed questioning seems to be at the heart of her psychosis, in her over-active interpretations of signs and gestures, thoughts and emotions – and one understands these to be an expression of her intelligence, even if they seem illusory. She tells her story in a calm, rational voice, with an acute sense of detail and an objective air, as she wonders when the next psychotic episode will materialise, or if it hasn’t arrived already.
Based on real-life events, translated from Bengali by the award-winning Indian translator Arunava Sinha, Hospital is an extraordinary novel that portrays the experience of psychosis and its treatments in an unflinching and understated way, while struggling more broadly with the definition of sanity in our society.
'Hospital' is not just a tale of psychosis; it is an exploration of human resilience and the search for understanding in a world laden with stigmas surrounding mental disorders. This extraordinary novel is based on real-life events and has been expertly translated from Bengali by the award-winning translator Arunava Sinha. Dive into a narrative that is both unflinching and deeply human, unraveling the realities of treatment within psychiatric settings while raising vital questions about our definitions of sanity.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9781922725455.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922725455
Year: 2023
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Description:
In Melbourne a one-time research student with interests in philosophy and psychology is diagnosed with her third episode of psychosis. As she is moved from her family home to a community house and then to hospital, she questions the diagnosis of her sanity or insanity, as determined and defined by a medical model which seems less than convincing to her. Indeed questioning seems to be at the heart of her psychosis, in her over-active interpretations of signs and gestures, thoughts and emotions – and one understands these to be an expression of her intelligence, even if they seem illusory. She tells her story in a calm, rational voice, with an acute sense of detail and an objective air, as she wonders when the next psychotic episode will materialise, or if it hasn’t arrived already.
Based on real-life events, translated from Bengali by the award-winning Indian translator Arunava Sinha, Hospital is an extraordinary novel that portrays the experience of psychosis and its treatments in an unflinching and understated way, while struggling more broadly with the definition of sanity in our society.