The Shaking Woman or a History of My Nerves - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9780312429577ISBN-10:312429576UPC:9780312429577Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Medical (Incl. Patients), Neuropsychology, People with DisabilitiesSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC2GT6271K
The Shaking Woman or a History of My Nerves
In this unique neurological memoir Siri Hustvedt attempts to solve her own mysterious condition
While speaking at a memorial event for her father in 2006, Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down. Despite her flapping arms and shaking legs, she continued to speak clearly and was able to finish her speech. It was as if she had suddenly become two people: a calm orator and a...Language:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9780312429577ISBN-10:312429576UPC:9780312429577Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Medical (Incl. Patients), Neuropsychology, People with DisabilitiesSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC2GT6271K
Siri Hustvedt is the author of The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves, The Sorrows of an American, What I Loved, The Blindfold, and The Enchantment of Lily Dahl, as well as the collections of essays, A Plea for Eros and Mysteries of the Rectangle. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Paul Auster.
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