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Un angelo alla mia tavola
Un angelo alla mia tavola | Janet Frame
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�Una delle pi� grandi biografie del Novecento�: cos� il Times Literary Supplement ha definito questo libro. Un�opera che ha attratto nel tempo milioni di lettori e lettrici, tra le quali la regista Jane Campion che le ha dedicato uno (…more)
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#rocktober #lithium

This is an autobiography of Janet Frame, a great NZ author who struggled with mental illness in the 40s and 50s. Although she wasn‘t on lithium to my knowledge I thought you‘d be interested to know she was scheduled for a lobotomy 😨 It was cancelled when her first collection of short stories won a prestigious award! If you‘re not up for the book there is an amazing movie of it from 1990 that won a lot of awards.

BookHermit Love this book and the Jane Campion movie and Janet Frame. Thank you for reminding me if this wonderful and fascinating poet. 8y
AlaMich They were doing lobotomies like they were pulling teeth in those days 😧 8y
Centique @BookHermit I‘m so glad you liked it! 8y
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Centique @AlaMich they sure were! 😲 Came across another reference to it looking at the book 8y
BarbaraBB I saw the movie, it was so depressing... 😟. 8y
Cinfhen Sad 8y
Reggie Wow. 8y
Centique @BarbaraBB @cinfhen very sad but she did go on to have many good times with friendships and mentors and creating great works - so more hopeful than some artists lives. Thank goodness! 8y
Jeg Great writer. 8y
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