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2622050The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerveshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-shaking-woman-or-a-history-of-my-nerves-9781848945111/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3275139/a9dab0ce-56a7-47fb-ba6b-c046ba80af57.jpg?v=638385134115330000244287MXNHodder & StoughtonInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <em>WHAT I LOVED</em> AND <em>A WOMAN LOOKING AT MEN LOOKING AT WOMEN</em></strong></p><p><strong>Provocative but often funny, encyclopedic but down to earth . . . an extraordinary double story Oliver Sacks</strong></p><p><strong>It is Hustvedts gift to write with exemplary clarity of what is by necessity unclear Hilary Mantel</strong>, <em>Guardian</em></p><p>While speaking at a memorial event for her father, the novelist Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down. Was it triggered by nerves, emotion - or something else entirely?</p><p>In this profoundly thought-provoking and revealing book, Hustvedt takes the reader on her journey through psychiatry, philosophy, neuroscience and medical history in search of a diagnosis. Conveying the often frightening mysteries of illness, she illuminates the perennially mysterious connection between mind and body and what we mean by I.</p><p><strong>She has an enviable ability to digest and reframe her discoveries into clear, accessible prose <em>Sunday Telegraph</em></strong></p><p><strong>PRAISE FOR SIRI HUSTVEDT:</strong></p><p>Hustvedt is that rare artist, a writer of high intelligence, profound sensuality and a less easily definable capacity for which the only word I can find is wisdom <strong>Salman Rushdie</strong></p><p>It is Hustvedts gift to write with exemplary clarity of what is by necessity unclear <strong>Hilary Mantel</strong></p><p>Her novels have received a deserved acclaim. But to my mind, she is even more to be admired as an essayist . . . in this regard I feel that she resembles Virginia Woolf <em><strong>Observer</strong></em></p><p>Few contemporary writers are as satisfying and stimulating to read as Siri Hustvedt <em><strong>Washington Post</strong></em></p>...2557535The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves244287https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-shaking-woman-or-a-history-of-my-nerves-9781848945111/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3275139/a9dab0ce-56a7-47fb-ba6b-c046ba80af57.jpg?v=638385134115330000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20109781848945111_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_<p><strong>By the bestselling author of WHAT I LOVED, an intimate and enlightening account of her search for the key to her mysterious nervous disorder, which brilliantly illuminates the connection between mind and body.</strong></p><p><strong><strong>Readers of Oliver Sacks will rate this book highly; as with Sacks, scientific knowledge and a powerful capacity for empathy are closely linked . . . It is Hustvedts gift to write with exemplary clarity of what is by necessity unclear. <strong>HILARY MANTEL</strong></strong>, <em>Guardian</em></strong></p><p>While speaking at a memorial event for her father, the novelist Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down. Was it triggered by nerves, emotion - or something else entirely?</p><p>In this profoundly thought-provoking and revealing book, Hustvedt takes the reader on her journey through psychiatry, philosophy, neuroscience and medical history in search of a diagnosis. Conveying the often frightening mysteries of illness, she illuminates the perennially mysterious connection between mind and body and what we mean by I.</p>(*_*)9781848945111_<p><strong>FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <em>WHAT I LOVED</em> AND <em>A WOMAN LOOKING AT MEN LOOKING AT WOMEN</em></strong></p><p><strong>Provocative but often funny, encyclopedic but down to earth . . . an extraordinary double story Oliver Sacks</strong></p><p><strong>It is Hustvedts gift to write with exemplary clarity of what is by necessity unclear Hilary Mantel</strong>, <em>Guardian</em></p><p>While speaking at a memorial event for her father, the novelist Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down. Was it triggered by nerves, emotion - or something else entirely?</p><p>In this profoundly thought-provoking and revealing book, Hustvedt takes the reader on her journey through psychiatry, philosophy, neuroscience and medical history in search of a diagnosis. Conveying the often frightening mysteries of illness, she illuminates the perennially mysterious connection between mind and body and what we mean by I.</p><p><strong>She has an enviable ability to digest and reframe her discoveries into clear, accessible prose <em>Sunday Telegraph</em></strong></p><p><strong>PRAISE FOR SIRI HUSTVEDT:</strong></p><p>Hustvedt is that rare artist, a writer of high intelligence, profound sensuality and a less easily definable capacity for which the only word I can find is wisdom <strong>Salman Rushdie</strong></p><p>It is Hustvedts gift to write with exemplary clarity of what is by necessity unclear <strong>Hilary Mantel</strong></p><p>Her novels have received a deserved acclaim. But to my mind, she is even more to be admired as an essayist . . . in this regard I feel that she resembles Virginia Woolf <em><strong>Observer</strong></em></p><p>Few contemporary writers are as satisfying and stimulating to read as Siri Hustvedt <em><strong>Washington Post</strong></em></p>...9781848945111_Hodder & Stoughtonlibro_electonico_6ff6383c-30d4-4a6c-a84b-3b01bb314e26_9781848945111;9781848945111_9781848945111Siri HustvedtInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/hachetteuk-epub-956b4048-d8cb-44a9-83f0-72c4b0b85bdf.epub2010-02-04T00:00:00+00:00Hodder & Stoughton