I, Little Asylum by Emmanuelle Guattari - ISBN: 9781584351375
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A childhood in a psychiatric clinic disguised as a surreal playground.

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    88 pages

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    10 October 2014

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Summary

Founded in 1951 and renowned in the world of psychiatry, the experimental psychiatric clinic of La Borde sought to break with the traditional internment of the mentally ill and to have them participate in the material organization of collective life. The clinic owed much of its approach to psychoanalyst and philosopher Felix Guattari, who was its codirector with Jean Oury until 1992. In this lyrical chronicle of a childhood at La Borde, Felix Guattari’s daughter Emanuelle Guattari offers a se…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781584351375
ISBN-10:1584351373
Author:Emmanuelle Guattari, E.C. Belli
Publisher:Autonomedia
Imprint:Semiotext
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:88
Release Date:10 October 2014
Weight:118g
Dimensions:203mm x 137mm x 6mm
Series:Semiotext(e) / Native Agents
About The Author

Emmanuelle Guattari

Emmanuelle Guattari, born in 1964, is the daughter of Felix Guattari. She grew up at the La Borde psychiatric clinic in Cour-Cheverny, where her parents worked throughout their careers. I, Little Asylum is her first book and one of two autobiographical accounts of her experiences at La Borde.

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