The Man with a Shattered World: The History of a Brain Wound - Hardcover

A. R. Luria

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0465043712 ISBN 13: 9780465043712

Publisher: Basic Books, 1972

Synopsis

Luria, A. R. Man With a Shattered World. Translated from the Russian by Lynn Solotaroff. New York, Basic Books, 1972. 20.5cm x 13.5cm. 165 pages. Original hardcover in original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Ownership signature on endpaper. Near fine in a jacket with one small tear. A case study by this distinquished Russian pyschologist of a young soldier's struggle to regain his mental faculties after suffering a catastrophic head wound. In depicting this man's struggle, Professor Luria quotes extensively from the patient's diary, a slim work of about 3,000 words, which were painfully set down over a twenty-five-year period. The language, at first, is disjointed, and the patient's thoughts chaotic; later, as his understanding of language increases, he becomes more lucid. Writing was his only grasp on reality, as he records the gradual recall of his past.

About this title

About the Author:

A. R. Luria was Professor of Psychology at Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Russian (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0465043712
• ISBN 13: 9780465043712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 165