Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia - Brossura

Saunders, Gerda

 
9780316502603: Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia
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ISBN 10: 031650260X ISBN 13: 9780316502603
Casa editrice: Hachette Books, 2018

Sinossi

A "courageous and singular book" (Andrew Solomon), Memory's Last Breath is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir -- "an intimate, revealing account of living with dementia" (Shelf Awareness).

Based on the "field notes" she keeps in her journal, Memory's Last Breath is Gerda Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders, a former university professor, nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation of the brain and its mysteries, examining science and literature, and immersing herself in vivid memories of her childhood in South Africa. "For anyone facing dementia, [Saunders'] words are truly enlightening . . . Inspiring lessons about living and thriving with dementia." -- Maria Shriver, NBC's Today Show

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Informazioni sull?autore

Gerda Saunders emigrated to the United States from South Africa in 1984. In 1996 she received a PhD in English from the University of Utah, where she later served as associate director of the Gender Studies Program. Saunders is the author of the short story collection Blessings on the Sheep Dog. She has spoken with the BBC and The Huffington Post about living with dementia, and is the subject of a series of short films being produced by VideoWest and featured on Slate.

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Editore
Hachette Books
Data di pubblicazione
2018
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
031650260X
ISBN 13 
9780316502603
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
288
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
Simone Casetta
0039 275422215
casetta@mondadori.it

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Segrate Milano
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Italia

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9780316502627: Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia

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ISBN 10:  0316502626 ISBN 13:  9780316502627
Casa editrice: Hachette Books, 2017
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