Danger Sane Creativity Eccentric by Montero Rosa (22 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New! // A dazzling journey into the eccentric, troubled, and luminous minds that shaped literature. In this bold and deeply researched blend of memoir, essay, literary analysis, and intellectual sleuth story, Montero draws on psychology, neuroscience, and literature, as well as the lives of writers and artists, to explore the connection between creativity and mental vulnerability. With narrative élan, Montero brings to life figures such as Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Marcel Proust, Joseph Conrad, and Doris Lessing, and paints a fresco of the ways in which the brain works, its quirks and dark corners. Breaking down the forces that influence creativity, Montero proposes new ways of thinking about both the creative act, and what we consider 'normal.' Part intimate memoir, part cultural history, The Danger to Be Sane is a moving and inspirational homage to minds and lives that sit outside of the mean. 'Twas a Divine Insanity-- The?Danger?to be Sane From Emily Dickinson, Poem 593. …

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Hardback. Condition: Good. NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE MOST ANTICIPATED OF 2026 - New York Times・Publishers Weekly・The Millions "An ebullient examination of madness, mortality, suicide."--Chris Kraus A dazzling journey into the eccentric, troubled, and luminous minds that shaped literature. In this bold and deeply researched blend of memoir, essay, literary analysis, and intellectual sleuth story, Montero draws on psychology, neuroscience, and literature, as well as the lives of writers and artists, to explore the connection between creativity and mental vulnerability. With narrative élan, Montero brings to life figures such as Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Marcel Proust, Joseph Conrad, and Doris Lessing, and paints a fresco of the ways in which the brain works, its quirks and dark corners. Breaking down the forces that influence creativity, Montero proposes new ways of thinking about both the creative act, and what we consider "normal." Part intimate memoir, part cultural history, The Danger to Be Sane is a moving and inspirational homage to minds and lives that sit outside of the mean. ★ "Unique.suspenseful.thrilling."--Publishers Weekly (starred review).…

Hardback. Condition: Good. NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE MOST ANTICIPATED OF 2026 - New York Times・Publishers Weekly・The Millions "An ebullient examination of madness, mortality, suicide."--Chris Kraus A dazzling journey into the eccentric, troubled, and luminous minds that shaped literature. In this bold and deeply researched blend of memoir, essay, literary analysis, and intellectual sleuth story, Montero draws on psychology, neuroscience, and literature, as well as the lives of writers and artists, to explore the connection between creativity and mental vulnerability. With narrative élan, Montero brings to life figures such as Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Marcel Proust, Joseph Conrad, and Doris Lessing, and paints a fresco of the ways in which the brain works, its quirks and dark corners. Breaking down the forces that influence creativity, Montero proposes new ways of thinking about both the creative act, and what we consider "normal." Part intimate memoir, part cultural history, The Danger to Be Sane is a moving and inspirational homage to minds and lives that sit outside of the mean. ★ "Unique.suspenseful.thrilling."--Publishers Weekly (starred review).…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'An ebullient examination of madness, mortality, suicide. Montero finds that'deviance' is often just a more truthful account of normal human behavior.' -Chris KrausA dazzling journey into the eccentric, troubled, and luminous minds that shaped literature.In this bold, personal, and deeply researched blend of memoir, essay, literary analysis, psychological reflection, and intellectual sleuth story, Montero draws on psychology, neuroscience, creative literature, and the testimonies and biographies of authors and artists to weave a fascinating narrative on the connection between creativity and mental instability.With intelligence, generosity, and narrative élan, Montero brings to life figures such as Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Marcel Proust, Joseph Conrad, and Doris Lessing, painting a fresco of the ways in which the brain works, its quirks and dark corners. She breaks down the forces that influence creativity and miraculously reassembles them before the reader's eyes over three hundred gripping pages.Like a masterfully plotted detective story, each clue leads readers one step closer to new definitions of both the creative act and of what is and is not 'normal.' Blending intimate memoir with wide-ranging cultural history,The Danger to Be Saneis a moving and inspirational homage to minds and lives that are outside of the mean.'Twas a Divine Insanity-The¿Danger¿to be SaneFrom Emily Dickinson, Poem 593. …

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICEMOST ANTICIPATED OF 2026 - New York Times Publishers Weekly The Millions'An ebullient examination of madness, mortality, suicide.'--Chris KrausA dazzling journey into the eccentric, troubled, and luminous minds that shaped literature.In this bold and deeply researched blend of memoir, essay, literary analysis, and intellectual sleuth story, Montero draws on psychology, neuroscience, and literature, as well as the lives of writers and artists, to explore the connection between creativity and mental vulnerability.With narrative élan, Montero brings to life figures such as Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Marcel Proust, Joseph Conrad, and Doris Lessing, and paints a fresco of the ways in which the brain works, its quirks and dark corners. Breaking down the forces that influence creativity, Montero proposes new ways of thinking about both the creative act, and what we consider 'normal.'Part intimate memoir, part cultural history, The Danger to Be Sane is a moving and inspirational homage to minds and lives that sit outside of the mean.? 'Unique.suspenseful.thrilling.'--Publishers Weekly (starred review).…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. The Danger to be Sane | Creativity and the Eccentric Mind | Rosa Montero | Buch | 256 S. | Englisch | 2026 | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd | EAN 9781787706200 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, 22083 Hamburg, gpsr[at]petersen-buchimport[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …