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Author:

Antrim, Donald, author.

Title:

One Friday in April : a story of suicide and survival / Donald Antrim.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

pages cm

Subject:

Antrim, Donald--Mental health.
Authors, American--Biography.
Suicide--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

"A searing and brave memoir that offers a new understanding of suicide as a distinct mental illness. As the sun lowered in the sky one Friday afternoon in April 2006, acclaimed author Donald Antrim found himself on the roof of his Brooklyn apartment building, afraid for his life. In this moving memoir, Antrim vividly recounts what led him to the roof and what happened after he came back down: two hospitalizations, weeks of fruitless clinical trials, the terror of submitting to ECT-and the saving call from David Foster Wallace that convinced him to try it-as well as years of fitful recovery and setback. One Friday in April reframes suicide-whether in thought or action-as an illness in its own right, a unique consequence of trauma and personal isolation, rather than the choice of a depressed person. A necessary companion to William Styron's classic Darkness Visible, this profound, insightful work sheds light on the tragedy and mystery of suicide, offering solace that may save lives"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1324005564
9781324005568

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1233267222

LCCN:

2021022098

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

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PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

GKPC851 -- Huxley Public Library (Huxley)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

SEPC074 -- Hawkins Memorial Library (La Porte City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

KLPC566 -- West Point Public Library (West Point)