EAN: 9781324005568

ONE FRIDAY IN APRIL - A STORY OF SUICIDE AND SU...

As the sun lowered in the sky one Friday afternoon in April 2006  acclaimed author Donald
Antrim found himself on the roof of his Brooklyn apartment building  afraid for his life. In
this moving memoir  Antrim vividly recounts what led him to the roof and what happened after he
came back down: two hospitalisations  weeks of fruitless clinical trials  the terror of
submitting to ECT-and the saving call from David Foster Wallace that convinced him to try it-as
well as years of fitful recovery and setback. One Friday in April reframes suicide-whether in
thought or action-as an illness in its own right  a unique consequence of trauma and personal
isolation  rather than the choice of a depressed person. A necessary companion to William
Styron's classic Darkness Visible  this profound  insightful work sheds light on the tragedy
and mystery of suicide  offering solace that may save lives. Named one of the Most Anticipated
of Books of 2021 by The Los Angeles Times  Literary Hub and The Millions.

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