Lying : a metaphorical memoir
Slater, Lauren
Lying : a metaphorical memoir - New York : Penquin Books , 2000, c2001 - 217 p. ; 20 cm.
Slater explores a mind, a body and a life under siege. Diagnosed as a child with a strange illness, brought up in a family given to fantasy and ambition, Lauren Slater developed seizures, auras, neurological disturbances - and an ability to lie. In Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir, Slater blends a coming-of-age story with an electrifying exploration of the nature of truth, and of whether it is ever possible to tell - or to know - the facts about a self, a human being, a life.
English.
9780142000069
Slater, Lauren---Health
Epilepsy---- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
92 SLA
Lying : a metaphorical memoir - New York : Penquin Books , 2000, c2001 - 217 p. ; 20 cm.
Slater explores a mind, a body and a life under siege. Diagnosed as a child with a strange illness, brought up in a family given to fantasy and ambition, Lauren Slater developed seizures, auras, neurological disturbances - and an ability to lie. In Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir, Slater blends a coming-of-age story with an electrifying exploration of the nature of truth, and of whether it is ever possible to tell - or to know - the facts about a self, a human being, a life.
English.
9780142000069
Slater, Lauren---Health
Epilepsy---- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
92 SLA
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