Traces of Madness
A Graphic Memoir
$45.16
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
20 May 2024
Summary
I want to share my story to understand what is happening to me.
Fernando Balius was a perfectly ordinary, if misunderstood, young adult—until he started hearing voices.
In Traces of Madness, Fernando describes what it feels like, both mentally and physically, to lose your grip on reality. His life spins out of control when the voices he hears inside his head, depicted in the narrative as a monster, work to destroy his self-esteem and, worse, urge him …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781637790700 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1637790708 |
| Author: | Fernando Balius, Mario Pellejer, Richard Beevor, Malién Sganga |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Imprint: | Graphic Mundi |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 20 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 165mm x 235mm |
Critics Review
“[T]his moving and devastating portrait of a little-understood condition will fascinate and educate readers.”
—Martha Cornog Library Journal
“A searingly honest account and a valuable addition to the graphic medicine category.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Traces of Madness is touching, heartbreaking and very readable for anyone wanting to investigate personal experience.”
—Ian Keogh The Slings & Arrows
“An emotionally and intellectually gripping account of one voice-hearer’s painful but life-affirming journey through a discouraging, ineffective mental health system—and the conflicted reactions of loved ones—toward growing understanding and acceptance. The heartbreaking but inspiring honesty and the simple but vivid graphics are, in combination, truly magnificent.”
—John Read, coeditor of Models of Madness: Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Psychosis
“The captivating text and images contained within this important book convey an often maligned and misunderstood human experience with profound insight and touching honesty. I loved it.”
—Jacqui Dillon, coeditor of Living with Voices
Fernando Balius
Fernando Balius is a philosopher and a contingent worker. He has taken part in various social movements over the last two decades, about the same amount of time that he has been considering the relationship between madness and society. His favorite place to think is on a bike.
Mario Pellejer describes himself as a “graphic storyteller” rather than an illustrator. He uses simple drawings full of symbolism to tell genuine stories as a way of contributing something of value to the world.
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