A Field Guide to Melancholy Pulp Card with particular attention to censorship

with particular attention to censorship controversies

A Person is a Prayer plumbs the depths of the spaces between family members and the silence that rushes in like a flood when communication deteriorates

Between the long hours

this accessible guide is equal parts entertaining and informative

A no-nonsense

A Field Guide to Melancholy Pulp Card with particular attention to censorshipA depressive illness or a passing feeling? Mental detachment or a precursor to genius? Melancholy is a critical part of what it is to be human, yet everything from Prozac to self help psychology books seems intent on removing all signs of sadness, depression, or, quite simply, low moods from contemporary existence. Complex and contradictory, melancholy's presence weaves through the histories of both science and art. A Field Guide to Melancholy surveys