Description
| Product ID: | 9781912987177 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | NE |
| Title: | October Child |
| Authors: | Author: Linda Bostrom Knausgaard, Saskia Vogel |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From 2013 to 2017, the narrator was periodically interned in a psychiatric ward where she was subjected to electroconvulsive therapy. As the treatments at this 'factory' progressed, the writer's memories began to disappear. This novel, based on the author's experiences, is an eloquent and profound attempt to hold on to the past, to create a story, to make sense, and to keep alive ties to family, friends, and even oneself. From 2013 to 2017, the narrator was periodically interned in a psychiatric ward where she was subjected to electroconvulsive therapy. As the treatments at this ''factory'' progressed, the writer''s memories began to disappear. This novel, based on the author''s experiences, is an eloquent and profound attempt to hold on to the past, to create a story, to make sense, and to keep alive ties to family, friends, and even oneself. |
| Imprint Name: | World Editions Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | World Editions Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-06-03 |