Knots

Laing, R. D.

ISBN 10: 0394432118 / ISBN 13: 9780394432113

Published by Pantheon Books/Random House, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1970

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A "fascinating departure" for this wildly controversial psychoanalyst, this volume consists of "powerful, witty, unexpected dialogue-scenarios that can be read as poems or brief play." each describing a type of relationship--the "knots" of the title. Hardcover 8vo has black cloth-over-boards lettered in silver to front & spine, in 90 pages. Condition is Near Fine, marred only by modest rubbing to top edges. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is VG+, marred only by a tiny chip near head of spine & a short, unclosed tear descending from top edge of front cover; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time) ship the same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Knots
• Publisher: Pantheon Books/Random House, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394432118
• ISBN 13: 9780394432113
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition Later Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology-Psychiatry-Mental Health/Illness
  • Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories

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Synopsis

Laing, R.D., Knots

From the Back Cover

"In his earlier work Laing guided the reader to understanding. In Knots he compels him to experience.... To grasp this dense and difficult book one must be willing to follow Laing in his spirals of descent. If Knots is to yield, one must yield to the knots."

-- James S. Gordon, The New York Times Book Review

"Dr. Laing's gentle determination to unpeel the bottom motive, the most inward secret of the heart, produces a curious combination of intensity and compassion....The heartbreaking ironies...belong to an artist rather than a psychiatrist....

"The voices of known demons rise from these pages: demons of guilt, demons of self-justification; demons of perverse will, demons of self-destruction. All the enemies of the human spirit are arrayed here as vividly, as warningly as in a medieval morality play. Those who believe that to unmask the enemy is a first step toward confounding him will find this a practical as well as a moral book."

-- Melvin Maddocks, The Christian Science Monitor