Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia
Autor Gerda Saundersen Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 mai 2018
NAMED
A
BEST
BOOK
OF
2017
BY
NPR
"For
anyone
facing
dementia,
[Saunders']
words
are
truly
enlightening....
Inspiring
lessons
about
living
and
thriving
with
dementia."---Maria
Shriver,
NBC'sTodayShowA "courageous and singular book" (Andrew Solomon),Memory's Last Breathis an unsparing, beautifully written memoir--"an intimate, revealing account of living with dementia" (Shelf Awareness).
Based on the "field notes" she keeps in her journal,Memory's Last Breathis Gerda Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders, a former university professor, nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation of the brain and its mysteries, examining science and literature, and immersing herself in vivid memories of her childhood in South Africa.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316502603
ISBN-10: 031650260X
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Hachette Books
ISBN-10: 031650260X
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Hachette Books
Notă biografică
Gerda
Saundersemigrated
to
the
United
States
from
South
Africa
in
1984.
In
1996
she
received
a
PhD
in
English
from
the
University
of
Utah,
where
she
later
served
as
associate
director
of
the
Gender
Studies
Program.
Saunders
is
the
author
of
the
short
story
collectionBlessings
on
the
Sheep
Dog.
She
has
spoken
with
the
BBC
andThe
Huffington
Postabout
living
with
dementia,
and
is
the
subject
of
a
series
of
short
films
being
produced
by
VideoWest
and
featured
onSlate.
Recenzii
"The
book
is
remarkable
not
only
for
its
fiercely
honest,
sometimes-poetic
portrayal
of
mental
decline,
but
also
for
the
way
the
author
effectively
celebrates
'the
magisteria
of
a
mind'....
A
courageous,
richly
textured,
and
unsparing
memoir."—Kirkus
Reviews
(starred
review)
"[A] deeply emotional and humbling memoir...a work of breathtaking defiance."—Booklist (starred review)
"This courageous and singular book describes both the indignities inscribed in the erosion of memory and the surprising grace to be found in that experience. At once observer and subject, Gerda Saunders demonstrates how a powerful intellect can remain undiminished even as other mental capacities are compromised. Her book's lessons in dignity will be invaluable to anyone facing the complex meanings of dementia."—Andrew Solomon, National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon and Far from the Tree
"The abrupt loss of everyday memory due to brain injury is swiftly and seriously unsettling. Its slower, subtle decline, the hallmark of dementia, provides time for introspection on its troubling trajectory. Gerda Saunders has given us a window into that chilling, yet poignant, psychological reality.Memory's Last Breathis personal, lucid, and inspiring."—Dr. Michael Gazzaniga, Director of the SAGE Center for the Study of Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience
"Navigating the onset of her own dementia with intelligence and charm, Gerda Saunders has written an engaging mélange of reflection, family history and quest.Memory's Last Breathis a surprising and subtly triumphant contribution to the literature of recollection."—Honor Moore, author of The Bishop's Daughter
"Gerda Saunders'Memory's Last Breathis not only a how-to manual for navigating the emotional and physiological terrain of dementia--an illness that effects the daily lives and hopes of millions--but a highly compelling account of the life of the mind, its developments, repetitions, omissions, and flourishes. Through eloquent, unwavering prose, Saunders guides us through the horrors and humors of an illness that is slowly erasing her mental and physical memory; her insights are lessons in longevity. Above all things,Memory's Last Breathis indelible--a testament to the capacity of language both in a writer's life and a reader's."
—Ann Neumann, author of The Good Death
"Saunders...writes bravely about her early-onset dementia diagnosis, and nicely bridges the intensely personal experience of her failing mind with examinations of neurological science.... Her evocative writing shows her to be a researcher and craftswoman."—Publishers Weekly
"The book (with its astonishing subtitle: 'Field Notes on My Dementia') is a literary achievement ... blend[ing] meditations on memory and identity with brain science, rooted by the writer's anthropologic jottings of daily misadventures."—Salt Lake Tribune
"An intimate, revealing account of living with dementia.... Saunders approaches some of the most difficult questions a human being can face with clarity and wisdom."—Shelf Awareness
"Melodious.... The last chapter is stunning in both senses of the word, gorgeous and shocking... A graceful, innovative writer.... Saunders's awareness of her own mortality has turned her into an omniscient eye."—Jennifer Senior,New York Times
"Memory's Last Breath:Field Notes on Dementiais a testament to perseverance, a weaving togetherof past and present experiences and an exploration of a changing identity.Memory's Last Breathshows that therecan be life, joy and accomplishments after a dementia diagnosis."—Alzheimers.net
"Extraordinary ... an unflinching self-portrayal by awoman losing the key markers of her identity."—Winnipeg Free Press
"[A] fascinating look at the diminishing lifestyle of aperson with Dementia.... Gerda Saunders has given us a window into her inspiringand courageous journey of life."—Portland Book Review
"[Saunders] writes with clear-eyed honesty and,yes, humor about living with early-onset microvascular disease... Brilliantlyilluminates the gulf between memories richly preserved and memory lost."—Melissa Block, NPR
"[A] deeply emotional and humbling memoir...a work of breathtaking defiance."—Booklist (starred review)
"This courageous and singular book describes both the indignities inscribed in the erosion of memory and the surprising grace to be found in that experience. At once observer and subject, Gerda Saunders demonstrates how a powerful intellect can remain undiminished even as other mental capacities are compromised. Her book's lessons in dignity will be invaluable to anyone facing the complex meanings of dementia."—Andrew Solomon, National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon and Far from the Tree
"The abrupt loss of everyday memory due to brain injury is swiftly and seriously unsettling. Its slower, subtle decline, the hallmark of dementia, provides time for introspection on its troubling trajectory. Gerda Saunders has given us a window into that chilling, yet poignant, psychological reality.Memory's Last Breathis personal, lucid, and inspiring."—Dr. Michael Gazzaniga, Director of the SAGE Center for the Study of Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience
"Navigating the onset of her own dementia with intelligence and charm, Gerda Saunders has written an engaging mélange of reflection, family history and quest.Memory's Last Breathis a surprising and subtly triumphant contribution to the literature of recollection."—Honor Moore, author of The Bishop's Daughter
"Gerda Saunders'Memory's Last Breathis not only a how-to manual for navigating the emotional and physiological terrain of dementia--an illness that effects the daily lives and hopes of millions--but a highly compelling account of the life of the mind, its developments, repetitions, omissions, and flourishes. Through eloquent, unwavering prose, Saunders guides us through the horrors and humors of an illness that is slowly erasing her mental and physical memory; her insights are lessons in longevity. Above all things,Memory's Last Breathis indelible--a testament to the capacity of language both in a writer's life and a reader's."
—Ann Neumann, author of The Good Death
"Saunders...writes bravely about her early-onset dementia diagnosis, and nicely bridges the intensely personal experience of her failing mind with examinations of neurological science.... Her evocative writing shows her to be a researcher and craftswoman."—Publishers Weekly
"The book (with its astonishing subtitle: 'Field Notes on My Dementia') is a literary achievement ... blend[ing] meditations on memory and identity with brain science, rooted by the writer's anthropologic jottings of daily misadventures."—Salt Lake Tribune
"An intimate, revealing account of living with dementia.... Saunders approaches some of the most difficult questions a human being can face with clarity and wisdom."—Shelf Awareness
"Melodious.... The last chapter is stunning in both senses of the word, gorgeous and shocking... A graceful, innovative writer.... Saunders's awareness of her own mortality has turned her into an omniscient eye."—Jennifer Senior,New York Times
"Memory's Last Breath:Field Notes on Dementiais a testament to perseverance, a weaving togetherof past and present experiences and an exploration of a changing identity.Memory's Last Breathshows that therecan be life, joy and accomplishments after a dementia diagnosis."—Alzheimers.net
"Extraordinary ... an unflinching self-portrayal by awoman losing the key markers of her identity."—Winnipeg Free Press
"[A] fascinating look at the diminishing lifestyle of aperson with Dementia.... Gerda Saunders has given us a window into her inspiringand courageous journey of life."—Portland Book Review
"[Saunders] writes with clear-eyed honesty and,yes, humor about living with early-onset microvascular disease... Brilliantlyilluminates the gulf between memories richly preserved and memory lost."—Melissa Block, NPR