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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Chicago Review Pr
Publication date
June 1, 2016
Pages
279
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781613735121
ISBN-10
161373512X
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.25 lbs.
Original list price
$26.99
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Summaries and Reviews
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Issa Ibrahimâs memoir details in searing prose his development of severe mental illness leading to a horrific family tragedy, his acquittal by reason of insanity, and his subsequent commission to a mental hospital for nearly twenty years.Â
Raised in an idyllic creative environment, mom and dad cultivating his talent, Issa watches his familyâs descent into chaos in the drug-crazed late 1980s. Following his fatherâs death, Issa, grief-stricken and vulnerable, travels down a road that leads to psychosisâand to one of the most nightmarish scenarios conceivable.
Issa receives the insanity plea and is committed to an insane asylum with no release date. But that is only the beginning of his odyssey. Institutional and sexual sins cause further punishments, culminating in a heated legal battle for freedom.Â
Written with great verve and immediacy, The Hospital Always Wins paints a detailed picture of a broken mental health system but also reveals the power of art, when nurtured in a benign environment, to provide a resource for recovery. Ultimately this is a story about survival and atonement through creativity and courage against almost insurmountable odds.
Raised in an idyllic creative environment, mom and dad cultivating his talent, Issa watches his familyâs descent into chaos in the drug-crazed late 1980s. Following his fatherâs death, Issa, grief-stricken and vulnerable, travels down a road that leads to psychosisâand to one of the most nightmarish scenarios conceivable.
Issa receives the insanity plea and is committed to an insane asylum with no release date. But that is only the beginning of his odyssey. Institutional and sexual sins cause further punishments, culminating in a heated legal battle for freedom.Â
Written with great verve and immediacy, The Hospital Always Wins paints a detailed picture of a broken mental health system but also reveals the power of art, when nurtured in a benign environment, to provide a resource for recovery. Ultimately this is a story about survival and atonement through creativity and courage against almost insurmountable odds.
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Hardcover
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from Chicago Review Pr (June 1, 2016)
9781613735121 | details & prices | 279 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $26.99
About: Issa Ibrahimâs memoir details in searing prose his development of severe mental illness leading to a horrific family tragedy, his acquittal by reason of insanity, and his subsequent commission to a mental hospital for nearly twenty years.
About: Issa Ibrahimâs memoir details in searing prose his development of severe mental illness leading to a horrific family tragedy, his acquittal by reason of insanity, and his subsequent commission to a mental hospital for nearly twenty years.
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