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A metaphorical memoir, slater blends a comingofage story. A metaphorical memoir, slater blends a comingofage story with an electrifying exploration of the nature of truth, and of whether it is ever possible to tellor to knowthe facts about a self, a human being, a life. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. One has good reason to be suspicious of a book that calls itself a metaphorical memoir. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lying. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the. A metaphorical memoir is a 2001 book lauren slater. Great psychological experiments of the twentieth century, a description of psychology. A metaphorical memoir book online at best prices in india on. A metaphorical memoir ebook written by lauren slater. Oct 01, 2001 a shifty, quirky, and brazen memoir of a young girl coming to terms with her own self, complete with selfpropelled angst and mental hiatus, as well as coming to understand the world, including its quicksand rules and shapeless places, lauren slater s lying is ironically honest from the first chapter. In this powerful and provocative new memoir, awardwinning author lauren slater forces readers to redraw the lying.
A metaphorical memoir make use of false documents for playful effects, kaysen. A metaphorical memoir by lauren slater in chm, djvu, epub download e book. It is an autobiographical accountor maybe notthat slater characterize as follows. Buy lauren slater ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Read lying a metaphorical memoir by lauren slater available from rakuten kobo. A metaphorical memoir by lauren slater 9780142000069. Lauren slater seizure chronicles the doctors, the tests, the seizures, the family embarrassments, even as it explores a sensitive childs illness as both metaphor and a means of attentiongetting a human.
She confuses fact and fiction even though it is a memoir and thus creates a convoluted tale of herself where she may or may not be epileptic. A metaphorical memoir by slater at over 30 bookstores. Lying is a penetrating and thoughtful examination of one of the most pervasive yet little discussed aspects of our public and private lives. A metaphorical memoir 2001 as two texts that challenge the. The beauty of lauren slaters prose is shocking, said newsday about welcome to my country, and now, in this powerful and provocative new book, slater brilliantly explores a mind, a body, and a life under siege. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This may be the authors version of a work that was. The problem i often have with memoir is the tendency some writers have to be overly poignant and important about their life stories. Lauren slater born march 21, 1963 is an american psychotherapist and writer. Lauren slater s latest book questions the traditional boundaries of a nonfiction memoir.
As public awareness of antidepressant medication surged in the 1990s, lauren slater s prozac diary became the quintessential autopathography, documenting her life with major depression and her dramatic cure with the wonderdrug prozac. Slater has written four books about being a psychologist and her own depression and anxiety, including prozac diary random house, 1998 and lying. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. A metaphorical memoir lauren slater the beauty of lauren slater s prose is shocking, said newsday about welcome to my country, and now, in this powerful and provocative new book, slater brilliantly explores a mind, a body, and a life under siege. The beauty of lauren slater s prose is shocking, said newsday about welcome to my country, and now, in this powerful and provocative new book. A metaphorical memoir by lauren slater random house. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. A metaphorical memoir in a memoir which refuses to be pinned down, lauren slater attempts to explain her mother and her past through events which may or may not be true. A metaphorical memoir has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The idea of the story potentially being false is first presented in the introduction, which is written by a fictional psychologist. Wide variety you have a different opinion about book. Her first seizure was when she was ten, and from there she grew into a disease she both loved and hated. If youve read my other books and i have written other books, prozac diary and welcome to my country, which i. If a metaphor substitutes one thing for another to which its not.
Lying chronicles the doctors, the tests, the seizures, the family embarrassments, even as it explores a sensitive. Sep 22, 2017 lauren slaters book, lying, may very well be a work of genius. Slater herself suffers from mental illness, as chronicled in several other of her books such as, finden sie. The beauty of lauren slater s prose is shocking, said newsday about welcom. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
A metaphorical memoir is a 2001 book by lauren slater. Diagnosed as a child with a strange illness, brought up in a family given to fantasy and ambition, lauren slater developed seizures, auras, neurological disturbancesand an ability to lie. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. And now, in this unusual memoir, slater diagnosed with a strange illness afflicting her memorybrilliantly explores a mind under siege, telling her personal story of seizures, diagnoses, misdiagnosis and cures. Her previous book, lying, was chosen by entertainment weekly as one of the top ten nonfiction books of 2000. A postmodern book that challenges our understanding of truth, says the san francisco.
In a memoir that raises that question, the author of prozac diary and welcome to my country narrates a life marked by a disease she may or may. In this powerful and provocative new memoir, awardwinning author lauren slater forces readers to redraw the boundary between what we know as fact and what we believe through the creation of our own personal fictions. Borrowing from and expanding margaret prices concept of the counterdiagnostic as a tool that challenges a readers urge to explain, clarify and contain a narrator with mental disabilities, i will read susanna kaysens girl, interrupted 1993 and lauren slaters lying. It is important to keep this in mind while reading the book.
In this powerful and provocative new memoir, awardwinning author lauren sla. Metaphorical memoir 00 edition 9780142000069 by na for up to 90% off at. She is the author of nine books, including welcome to my country 1996, prozac diary 1998, and lying. Mixing memoir with mendacity, slater examines memories of her youth, when after. Framed through a case study of lauren slaters controversial memoir, lying 2000, the article explores how slaters narrator, lauren, uses the metaphor of epilepsy to. Several of slaters books deal with mental health issues and are somewhat autobiographical in nature. A 1999 national magazine award nominee, lauren slater has a masters degree in psychology from harvard university and a doctorate from boston university.
A metaphorical memoir by lauren slater reading guide. A metaphorical memoir, lauren slater attempts to create a new kind of truth called metaphorical truth. Mixing memoir with mendacity, slater examines memories of her youth, when after being diagnosed with a strange illness she developed seizures and in this powerful and provocative new memoir, awardwinning author lauren slater forces readers to redraw the boundary between what we know as fact and what we believe through the creation of our own. Counterdiagnosis and the critical medical humanities. Why then must we leave the great thing like a book lying. Lying quotes by lauren slater meet your next favorite book. Slater herself suffers from mental illness, as chronicled in several other of her books such as, more recently, prozac diary. A metaphorical memoir is a frustrating yet beautifully written book. The beauty of lauren slaters prose is shocking, said newsday about welcome to my country, and now, in this powerful and provocative new book, slater, isbn 9780375501128 buy the lying. Personally, im not a real fan of that type of memoir. A metaphorical memoir by lauren slater 20011001 can give more knowledge and information about everything you want.
There is no doubt that lauren slater is a gifted writer and storyteller. In this powerful and provocative new memoir, awardwinning author lauren slater forces readers to redraw the boundary between what we know as fact and what we believe through the creation. Lauren slater lying a metaphorical memoir world of digitals. Its also a tricky book, difficult to pigeonhole memoir. That she related case studies without descending into the smarmy selfhelp realm of, say, oliver sacks helped immensely. A metaphorical memoir by lauren slater books library. The beauty of lauren slaters prose is shocking, said newsday about. A metaphorical memoir by lauren slater librarything.
A psychologist and writer, lauren slater is the author of five books of. Title summary field provided by blackwell north america, inc. Lauren slater, lying random house, 2000 i picked up lauren slater s first book, welcome to my country, on a whim in 1997, and instantly fell in love with slater s impeccable prose. Lying ebook by lauren slater 9780307830166 rakuten kobo. A metaphorical memoir kindle edition by slater, lauren. Lying by lauren slater overdrive rakuten overdrive. A metaphorical memoir, slater blends a comingofage story with an electrifying exploration of the nature of truth, and of whether it is ever. Some events seem obviously spurious, like the startle and shake technique that laurens mother learns can end a seizure. Slater herself suffers from mental illness, as chronicled in several other of her books such as. The author has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. It is beautifully written and existentially profound. If only all liars were this brutally honest lauren. Her work was chosen for the best american essaysmost notable essays volumes of 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.
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