Insomnia

An intense, lyrical, witty, and humane exploration of a state we too often consider only superficially. At once philosophical and poetical, Insomnia ranges widely over history and culture, literature and art, exploring a threshold experience that is intimately involved with trespass and contamination: the illicit importing of day into night.

About the author

Marina Benjamin’s most recent books are Insomnia, The Middlepause, Rocket Dreams, shortlisted for the Eugene Emme Award, and Last Days in Babylon, longlisted for the Wingate Prize. Her writing has appeared in Granta, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Paris Review, and the digital magazines Literary Hub and Aeon, where she is a senior editor. She lives in London.

Summary

An intense, lyrical, witty, and humane exploration of a state we too often consider only superficially.

At once philosophical and poetical, Insomnia ranges widely over history and culture, literature and art, exploring a threshold experience that is intimately involved with trespass and contamination: the illicit importing of day into night.

Additional text

Praise for The Middlepause:

‘Women do a lot of things to mark turning fifty. Go to a resort! Have a bang-up party! Far, far better: read The Middlepause.’

Product details

• Authors: Marina Benjamin, Benjamin Marina
• Publisher: Scribe Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781911344933
• ISBN: 978-1-911344-93-3
• Subjects: Guides > Health; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, HEALTH & FITNESS / Sleep & Sleep Disorders, Sleep disorders & therapy, HEALTH & FITNESS / Sleep, Popular philosophy, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Sleep & dreams, Sleep disorders and therapy, Coping with / advice about sleep problems