Kramer Peter D. - Death Of The Great Man A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: In a novel that's part comic mystery part political satire and part case vignette a psychiatrist reviews his involvement with a narcissistic national leader who has turned up dead on the consulting room couch. When Peter D. Kramer wrote about his work with psychiatric patients in books like Listening to Prozac and Should You Leave? Joyce Carol Oates said To read his prose on virtually any subject is to be provoked enthralled illuminated. When Kramer switched to fiction Publishers Weekly wrote The depth quality and ambition of Kramer's prose will surprise those expecting a superficial crossover effort. In his new novel Death of the Great Man Kramer uses those literary skills to introduce readers to an unforgettable character Henry Farber a well - meaning psychiatrist forced into hiding when the nation's chief executive a narcissistic autocrat in his disastrous second term is found dead on the consulting room couch. From an isolated bungalow Farber sets out to clear his name while offering an intimate view of a flawed populist leader. What begins as comic mystery and political satire matures into a moving journey of self - exploration and a commentary on the fate of truth - telling in an era when lying has become a norm in public life.
Title: Death Of The Great Man A Novel
Author(s): Kramer Peter D.
Publisher: Permuted Press
Barcode: 9781637587966
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 4/4/2023
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction