The Man With A Shattered World: The History Of A Brain Wound
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
What happens to a human mind when a bullet tears through the brain, obliterating the very faculties that make us who we are? The Man With a Shattered World chronicles the extraordinary case of Zasetsky, a Soviet soldier who suffered a catastrophic brain wound during World War II, and his heroic, decades-long struggle to reconstruct his shattered consciousness through the act of writing. Drawing on Zasetsky's own painstakingly composed journal — written over the course of twenty-five years — the renowned Soviet neuropsychologist A. R. Luria presents a shattering portrait of a man fighting to reclaim his identity, his memory, and his very sense of self from the wreckage of neurological devastation. Luria, one of the founding fathers of modern neuropsychology, weaves together clinical observation and profound human empathy in a narrative that stands as both a landmark scientific document and a deeply moving testament to human resilience. His writing illuminates the complex architecture of the brain by showing, with devastating clarity, what is lost when that architecture collapses. Far more than a clinical case study, this work raises urgent questions about consciousness, identity, and the indomitable will to persist — leaving the reader to wonder where the boundaries of the self truly lie.
Author: A. R. Luria
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Basic Books
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
What happens to a human mind when a bullet tears through the brain, obliterating the very faculties that make us who we are? The Man With a Shattered World chronicles the extraordinary case of Zasetsky, a Soviet soldier who suffered a catastrophic brain wound during World War II, and his heroic, decades-long struggle to reconstruct his shattered consciousness through the act of writing. Drawing on Zasetsky's own painstakingly composed journal — written over the course of twenty-five years — the renowned Soviet neuropsychologist A. R. Luria presents a shattering portrait of a man fighting to reclaim his identity, his memory, and his very sense of self from the wreckage of neurological devastation. Luria, one of the founding fathers of modern neuropsychology, weaves together clinical observation and profound human empathy in a narrative that stands as both a landmark scientific document and a deeply moving testament to human resilience. His writing illuminates the complex architecture of the brain by showing, with devastating clarity, what is lost when that architecture collapses. Far more than a clinical case study, this work raises urgent questions about consciousness, identity, and the indomitable will to persist — leaving the reader to wonder where the boundaries of the self truly lie.