EDEN EXPRESS, THE : A Memoir of Schizopherenia - Softcover

Mark Vonnegut

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1583225439 ISBN 13: 9781583225431

Publisher: SEVEN STORIES PRESS, 2002

Synopsis

New Foreword by Kurt Vonnegut Winner of the American Library Association Notable Book Award, in this extraordinary memoir the gifted son of one of the literary grandmasters of the 20th century tells of his nervous breakdown in all its slow-motion intimacy, the taste of mortality and opportunity for humour it provided, and the grim despair it afforded as well. """"One of the best books about going crazy... Required reading"""" - New York Times """"Not only a memoir about his loss of...innocence, but a surprisingly good-natured trip"""" - LA Times

About this title

Synopsis:

Mark Vonnegut was a recent college graduate, self-avowed hippie, and son of a counterculture hero - until the nervous breakdowns hit in all their slow-motion intimacy...Described with a taste of mortality, grim despair and a relentless sense of humour, the illness that plagued Vonnegut is here transformed into an experience of growth and change. Simultaneously ironic and sincere in its humanism, the real story here is not only that Vonnegut managed to find the sanity that once seemed beyond reach, but that his gift of language helped him to share with us all both the utter ordinariness of illness and the madness we all share.

About the Author:

After writing The Eden Express, MARK VONNEGUT went to medical school. He lives with his wife and two children in Milton, Mass., where he is a full-time practicing pediatrician.

About this edition

• Publisher: SEVEN STORIES PRESS
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1583225439
• ISBN 13: 9781583225431
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240