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The World Next Door

Fritz Peters

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Description:Protagonist David Mitchell is a World War II veteran who, under the weight of his too-real experiences, rages at his family, burns cigarette stigmata into his palms, and stares down the sun. The reader learns of this from Mitchell’s stream-of-consciousness ravings – our narrator is in the throes of a psychotic break.Mitchell improves, both due to and in spite of the treatment he receives in the VA hospital in which he is trapped. Insulin coma therapy, restraint with wet blankets, and blunt-force electroshock are elements of his care. Mitchell is fortunate that his doctors refrain from treating the homosexuality in his military record, about which he is unapologetic. Ultimately, Mitchell’s illness can only be overcome by his own shattered self. While the significance of his breakdown can only be comprehended by Mitchell, we can all gain insight by witnessing his struggles.The legitimate forerunner to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Fritz Peters’ The World Next Door is more harrowing and convincing because the horror, pain, fantasy (and even humor) is real. When it was first published in 1949, it was nearly categorized as an autobiography. Ultimately released as a novel to critical acclaim, it caused a splash in the psychiatric community for its illuminating view of a mental institution from a patient’s perspective.---“It has the value of an honest and complete and new study of experience, brilliantly set down, and the excitement of some superior mystery or spy story – for it is the very material of suspense. Mr. Peters has done a thrilling piece of work, which this reader, once having begun it, could not put down."-Eudora Welty, Pulitzer Prize winner“You may be aware of the fact that Mr. Peters was at one time a patient at this hospital and that the story he describes actually deals with the problems and events which took place at this establishment. The book is of tremendous interest and it can be considered not only as an artistic product of the highest calibre, but also a psychiatric revelation of immeasurable importance and significance.”-LESLIE FREEMAN, M.D.; ARPAD PAUNCZ, MD VA HOSPITAL – LYONS, NEW JERSEY (From the archives at the New York Public Library)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The World Next Door. To get started finding The World Next Door, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Hirsch Giovanni

Release: 2024

ISBN: 1957241128

Description: Protagonist David Mitchell is a World War II veteran who, under the weight of his too-real experiences, rages at his family, burns cigarette stigmata into his palms, and stares down the sun. The reader learns of this from Mitchell’s stream-of-consciousness ravings – our narrator is in the throes of a psychotic break.Mitchell improves, both due to and in spite of the treatment he receives in the VA hospital in which he is trapped. Insulin coma therapy, restraint with wet blankets, and blunt-force electroshock are elements of his care. Mitchell is fortunate that his doctors refrain from treating the homosexuality in his military record, about which he is unapologetic. Ultimately, Mitchell’s illness can only be overcome by his own shattered self. While the significance of his breakdown can only be comprehended by Mitchell, we can all gain insight by witnessing his struggles.The legitimate forerunner to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Fritz Peters’ The World Next Door is more harrowing and convincing because the horror, pain, fantasy (and even humor) is real. When it was first published in 1949, it was nearly categorized as an autobiography. Ultimately released as a novel to critical acclaim, it caused a splash in the psychiatric community for its illuminating view of a mental institution from a patient’s perspective.---“It has the value of an honest and complete and new study of experience, brilliantly set down, and the excitement of some superior mystery or spy story – for it is the very material of suspense. Mr. Peters has done a thrilling piece of work, which this reader, once having begun it, could not put down."-Eudora Welty, Pulitzer Prize winner“You may be aware of the fact that Mr. Peters was at one time a patient at this hospital and that the story he describes actually deals with the problems and events which took place at this establishment. The book is of tremendous interest and it can be considered not only as an artistic product of the highest calibre, but also a psychiatric revelation of immeasurable importance and significance.”-LESLIE FREEMAN, M.D.; ARPAD PAUNCZ, MD VA HOSPITAL – LYONS, NEW JERSEY (From the archives at the New York Public Library)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The World Next Door. To get started finding The World Next Door, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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