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| Publisher | Autonomedia |
| ISBN 13 | 9781584351375 |
| ISBN 10 | 1584351373 |
| Book Description | A lyrical account of a childhood spent in a castle disguised as a psychiatric clinic, written by the daughter of Felix Guattari._x000D_ A moment later, Lacan is chattering with me, and giving me some crayons to draw with._x000D_ -from I, Little Asylum_x000D_ Founded in 1951 and renowned in the world of psychiatry, the experimental psychiatric clinic of La Borde sought to break with the traditional internment of the mentally ill and to have them participate in the material organization of collective life. The clinic owed much of its approach to psychoanalyst and philosopher Felix Guattari, who was its codirector with Jean Oury until 1992. In this lyrical chronicle of a childhood at La Borde, Felix Guattari's daughter Emanuelle Guattari offers a series of impressionistic vignettes drawn from her own experiences. _x000D_ As a child whose parents worked in the clinic, Emanuelle Guattari ( |
| About the Author | Emmanuelle Guattari, born in 1964, daughter of Felix Guattari, grew up at La Borde psychiatric clinic (Cour-Cheverny dans le Loir-et-Cher), where her parents worked their entire careers. I, Little Asylum is her first book, and one of two autobiographical accounts of her time spent at La Borde. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Emmanuelle Guattari |
| Publication Date | 10th October 2014 |
| Number of Pages | 88 |
I, Little Asylum paperback english - 10th October 2014
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