A heartbreaking, irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny meditation on what it's like to lose your mind from acclaimed novelist Binnie KirshenbaumIt's New Year's Eve, the holiday of forced gaiety, mandatory fun, and paper hats. While dining out with her husband and their friends, Kirshenbaum's protagonist—an acerbic, mordantly witty, and clinically depressed writer—fully unravels. Her breakdown lands her in the psych ward of a prestigious New York hospital where she refuses all modes of recommended treatment. Instead, she passes the time chronicling the lives of her fellow "lunatics" and writing a novel about how she got to this place. Her story is a hilarious and harrowing deep dive into the disordered mind of a woman who sees the world all too clearly.Propelled by stand-up comic timing and rife with pinpoint insights, her examination of what it means to be unloved, and loved; to succeed, and fail; to be, at once, both impervious and raw ultimately...

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Kirshenbaum, Binnie

United States, United States of America

1st, First Edition, FR, 2019

New York, NY, 2019

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类型: 图书

出版日期: 2019.05

出版社: Soho Press

开本: 17

Master Of Razor-edged Literary Humor Binnie Kirshenbaum Returns With Her First Novel In A Decade, A Devastating, Laugh-out-loud Funny Story Of A Writer's Slide Into Depression And Institutionalization. It's New Year's Eve, The Holiday Of Forced Fellowship, Mandatory Fun, And Paper Hats. While Dining Out With Her Husband And Their Friends, Kirshenbaum's Protagonist--an Acerbic, Mordantly Witty, And Clinically Depressed Writer--fully Unravels. Her Breakdown Lands Her In The Psych Ward Of A Prestigious New York Hospital Where She Refuses All Modes Of Recommended Treatment. Instead, She Passes The Time Chronicling The Lives Of Her Fellow Lunatics And Writing A Novel About How She Got To This Place. Her Story Is A Hilarious And Harrowing Deep Dive Into The Disordered Mind Of A Woman Who Sees The World All Too Clearly. Propelled By Stand-up Comic Timing And Rife With Pinpoint Insights, Kirshenbaum Examines What It Means To Be Unloved And Loved, To Succeed And Fail, To Be At Once Impervious And Raw. Rabbits For Food Shows How Art Can Lead Us Out Of--or Into--the Depths Of Disconsolate Loneliness And Piercing Grief. A Bravura Literary Performance From One Of Our Most Witty And Indispensable Writers-- It's New Year's Eve, The Holiday Of Forced Fellowship, Mandatory Fun, And Paper Hats. While Dining Out With Her Husband And Their Friends, An Acerbic, Mordantly Witty, And Clinically Depressed Writer Fully Unravels. Her Breakdown Lands Her In The Psych Ward Of A Prestigious New York Hospital Where She Refuses Treatment. Instead She Passes The Time Chronicling The Lives Of Her Fellow Lunatics And Writing A Novel About How She Got To This Place. -- Adapted From Jacket Binnie Kirshenbaum.

"Master of razor-edged literary humor Binnie Kirshenbaum returns with her first novel in a decade, a devastating, laugh-out-loud funny story of a writer's slide into depression and institutionalization. It's New Year's Eve, the holiday of forced fellowship, mandatory fun, and paper hats. While dining out with her husband and their friends, Kirshenbaum's protagonist--an acerbic, mordantly witty, and clinically depressed writer--fully unravels. Her breakdown lands her in the psych ward of a prestigious New York hospital where she refuses all modes of recommended treatment. Instead, she passes the time chronicling the lives of her fellow "lunatics" and writing a novel about how she got to this place. Her story is a hilarious and harrowing deep dive into the disordered mind of a woman who sees the world all too clearly. Propelled by stand-up comic timing and rife with pinpoint insights, Kirshenbaum examines what it means to be unloved and loved, to succeed and fail, to be at once impervious and raw. Rabbits for Food shows how art can lead us out of--or into--the depths of disconsolate loneliness and piercing grief. A bravura literary performance from one of our most witty and indispensable writers"-- Provided by publisher

Master of razor-edged literary humor Binnie Kirshenbaum returns with her first novel in a decade, a devastating, laugh-out-loud funny story of a writer’s slide into depression and institutionalization. It’s New Year’s Eve, the holiday of forced fellowship, mandatory fun, and paper hats. While dining out with her husband and their friends, Kirshenbaum’s protagonist—an acerbic, mordantly witty, and clinically depressed writer—fully unravels. Her breakdown lands her in the psych ward of a prestigious New York hospital, where she refuses all modes of recommended treatment. Instead, she passes the time chronicling the lives of her fellow “lunatics” and writing a novel about what brought her there. Her story is a brilliant and brutally funny dive into the disordered mind of a woman who sees the world all too clearly. Propelled by razor-sharp comic timing and rife with pinpoint insights, Kirshenbaum examines what it means to be unloved and loved, to succeed and fail, to be at once impervious and raw. Rabbits for Food shows how art can lead us out of—or into—the depths of disconsolate loneliness and piercing grief. A bravura literary performance from one of our most indispensable writers.

Its New Years Eve, the holiday of forced gaiety, mandatory fun, and paper hats. While dining out with her husband and their friends, Kirshenbaum's protagonistan acerbic, mordantly witty, and clinically depressed writerfully unravels. Her breakdown lands her in the psych ward of a prestigious New York hospital where she refuses all modes of recommended treatment. Instead, she passes the time chronicling the lives of her fellow lunatics and writing a novel about how she got to this place. Her story is a hilarious and harrowing deep dive into the disordered mind of a woman who sees the world all too clearly.
Propelled by stand-up comic timing and rife with pinpoint insights, her examination of what it means to be unloved, and loved; to succeed, and fail; to be, at once, both impervious and raw ultimately reveals how art can lead us out ofor intothe depths of disconsolate loneliness and piercing grief. Rabbits for Food , Kirshenbaums first novel in a decade, is a bravura literary performance. A heartbreaking, irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny meditation on what its like to lose your mind.

2021-06-18