What It Feels Like To Be Me - Couverture souple

Manson, Jenny

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846943620 ISBN 13 : 9781846943621

Editeur : Psyche Books, 2010

Synopsis

This book is about being alone in our heads. It gives a rare glimpse of what other people feel like: to read it is to reflect on our own experience of being. People hide behind their appearance in order to get by in the world. In this book men and women alike of all ages reach beneath their skin to reveal their inner self. Am I the same person day to day, year to year? Is there an essential core as the layers of life are peeled away? And to what extent do the different stages of life beg different kinds of answers to the question what it feels like to be me? Readers will see how similarly Julie aged 85 and Nina aged 14 address the questions and how the themes thread through all the contributions. Brilliant poems by Dannie Abse and Peter Phillips look back and forwards in their lives. An Israeli artist looks at himself in two photographs. Three commentators give their views: a professional counsellor, a distinguished scientist and Dr Jonathan Miller.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jenny Salaman Manson works in the civil service and lives in London. In her twenties she had the idea of talking to people about their sense of self. The idea has had a continuing resonance and is realised in this book.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Psyche Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846943620
• ISBN 13: 9781846943621
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 214
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• Personne responsable: non disponible