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| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| ISBN 13 | 9780241982853 |
| Book Description | Arnold Thomas Fanning had his first experience of depression during adolescence, following the death of his mother. Some ten years later, an up-and-coming playwright, he was overcome by mania and delusions. Thus began a terrible period in which he was often suicidal, increasingly disconnected from family and friends, sometimes in trouble with the law, and homeless in London. Drawing on his own memories, the recollections of people who knew him when he was at his worst, and medical and police records, Arnold Thomas Fanning has produced a beautifully written, devastatingly intense account of madness - and recovery, to the point where he has not had any serious illness for over a decade and has become an acclaimed playwright. Fanning conveys the consciousness of a person living with mania, psychosis and severe depression with a startling precision and intimacy. Mind on Fire is the gripping, sometimes harrowing, and ultimately uplifting testament of a person who has visited hellish regions of the mind. 'Mind on Fire is a truly powerful, arresting, haunting account. Arnold Thomas Fanning has reckoned with the darkest matter of his heart and mind, and I challenge anyone not to be moved by that.' Sara Baume, author of Spill Simmer Falter Wither and A Line Made by Walking |
| About the Author | His short stories and essays have been published in The Dublin Review, Banshee, the Irish Times, Crazyhorse Magazine, The Phoenix Anthology of New Irish Writing, gorse, Longreads, and The Lonely Crowd. His work has also been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and RTÉ Radio 1. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Arnold Thomas Fanning |
| Number of Pages | 288 |
Mind On Fire : A Memoir Of Madness And Recovery Paperback English by Arnold Thomas Fanning
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