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The memoir of the agoraphobic son of New Yorker editor William Shawn describes his relationship with his brilliant playwright and actor brother Wallace, his twin sister's institutionalization for autism at the age of eight, and the strict household taboos that affected his own mental state.
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A harrowing, essential book about the force of fear gone wild in one persons mind and body.
"Chicago Tribune"
Remarkable. A brave, eccentric, and utterly compelling book thats as revelatory and candid as anything ever written by Joan Didion, and as humane and scientifically fascinating as any one of Oliver Sackss case studies.
Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times*"
A vividly written combination of memoir and scientific inquiry.
"The New Yorker"
aA harrowing, essential book about the force of fear gone wild in one personas mind and body.a
a"Chicago Tribune"
aRemarkable. A brave, eccentric, and utterly compelling book thatas as revelatory and candid as anything ever written by Joan Didion, and as humane and scientifically fascinating as any one of Oliver Sacksas case studies.a
aMichiko Kakutani, "The New York Times*"
aA vividly written combination of memoir and scientific inquiry.a
a"The New Yorker"
"A harrowing, essential book about the force of fear gone wild in one person's mind and body."
-Chicago Tribune "Remarkable. A brave, eccentric, and utterly compelling book that's as revelatory and candid as anything ever written by Joan Didion, and as humane and scientifically fascinating as any one of Oliver Sacks's case studies."
-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times* "A vividly written combination of memoir and scientific inquiry."
-The New Yorker
"Chicago Tribune"
Remarkable. A brave, eccentric, and utterly compelling book thats as revelatory and candid as anything ever written by Joan Didion, and as humane and scientifically fascinating as any one of Oliver Sackss case studies.
Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times*"
A vividly written combination of memoir and scientific inquiry.
"The New Yorker"
aA harrowing, essential book about the force of fear gone wild in one personas mind and body.a
a"Chicago Tribune"
aRemarkable. A brave, eccentric, and utterly compelling book thatas as revelatory and candid as anything ever written by Joan Didion, and as humane and scientifically fascinating as any one of Oliver Sacksas case studies.a
aMichiko Kakutani, "The New York Times*"
aA vividly written combination of memoir and scientific inquiry.a
a"The New Yorker"
"A harrowing, essential book about the force of fear gone wild in one person's mind and body."
-Chicago Tribune "Remarkable. A brave, eccentric, and utterly compelling book that's as revelatory and candid as anything ever written by Joan Didion, and as humane and scientifically fascinating as any one of Oliver Sacks's case studies."
-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times* "A vividly written combination of memoir and scientific inquiry."
-The New Yorker
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- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0670038423
- ISBN 13 9780670038428
- BindingHardcover
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