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n nReissue of the 1958 classic true story of a womans descent into schizophrenia and her journey back to sanity.n nOBrien has produced a work of brilliance and power, evoking a combination of Kafka and Joyce, with a touch of Orwell. Robert R. Kirsch, Los Angeles Timesn nAn absorbing account of life in the dream world of a schizophrenic. Publishers Weeklyn nFor six months she travels around the country on Greyhound buses, captive of the Operators, who push and pull, torment, confuse, and exhaust her. And at the end of her time of madness, she understands precisely what has been happening. Her insight is penetrating and irresistible. Her writing is delectable. She displays gut-wrenching humor and pungent metaphor with an eloquent, eminently readable style. This book is enthusiastically recommended. Coevolution Quarterlyn nAstonishing recollections. Punchn nStriking autobiography. Phenomenological Sociologyn nBrilliantly reveals what the unconscious is like. Publishers Trade List Annualn n...the author is contributing irreplaceably to our knowledge. Archives of General Psychiatryn nA beautifully lucid autobiographical description of a psychotic episode that lasted six months whose healing motion is clear. R.D. Laing, The Politics of Experiencen nWith penetration and satisfying imagery, Miss OBrien (a pseudonym) describes her psychosis, from which unaccountably and spontaneously she recovers. William F. Buckley, National Reviewn
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