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Jan 08, 1992 | ISBN 9780679736394
Jan 23, 2007 | ISBN 9780679643524
Oct 04, 2016 | ISBN 9781524735319
133 Minutes
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A literary tour de force that chronicles a prize-winning author’s descent into an almost suicidal depression.“Compelling … Harrowing … a vivid portrait of a debilitating disorder … It offers the solace of a shared experience.”—The New York TimesA work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron’s true account of his experience of crippling depression. Styron is perhaps the first writer to convey the full terror of depression’s psychic landscape, as well as the illuminating path to recovery.
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeA work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron’s true account of his descent into a crippling and almost suicidal depression. Styron is perhaps the first writer to convey the full terror of depression’s psychic landscape, as well as the illuminating path to recovery.
William Styron (1925–2006), a native of the Virginia Tidewater, was a graduate of Duke University and a veteran of the US Marine Corps. His books include The Confessions of Nat Turner, Sophie’s Choice, and Darkness Visible. He was awarded the Pulitzer… More about William Styron
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