Faces in the Water - Virago Modern Classics

I was now an established citizen with little hope of returning across the frontier; I was in the crazy world, separated now by more than locked doors and barred windows from the people who called themselves sane.'When Janet Frame's doctor suggested that she write about her traumatic experiences in mental institutions in order to free herself from them, the result was Faces in the Water, a powerful and poignant novel. Istina Mavet descends through increasingly desolate wards, with the threat of leucotomy ever present. As she observes her fellow patients, long dismissed by hospital staff, with humour and compassion, she reveals her original and questing mind. This riveting novel became an international classic, translated into nine languages, and has also been used as a medical school text.

ISBN:	9781844084616
Publisher:	Little, Brown
Imprint:	Virago
Published date:	05 Mar 2009
DEWEY:	823
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	224
Weight:	172g
Height:	196mm
Width:	128mm
Spine width:	16mm

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