The Comforts of Madness
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Key Facts About the Novel
- Plot: The story is a first-person monologue narrated by Peter, a 33-year-old catatonic patient who has been speechless for years. It follows his transition from a traditional psychiatric hospital to an experimental rehabilitation centre.
- Author Background: Sayer drew on his real-world experience working as a psychiatric nurse at Clifton Hospital in York to write the book.
- Awards: The novel was a major critical success, winning the 1988 Whitbread Book of the Year and the Whitbread First Novel Award.
- Publication: It was first published on 4 July 1988 by Constable & Co..
Author: Paul Sayer
Format: Paperback, 144 pages, 129mm x 12mm, 114 g
Published: 1989, Hodder & Stoughton, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
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Key Facts About the Novel
- Plot: The story is a first-person monologue narrated by Peter, a 33-year-old catatonic patient who has been speechless for years. It follows his transition from a traditional psychiatric hospital to an experimental rehabilitation centre.
- Author Background: Sayer drew on his real-world experience working as a psychiatric nurse at Clifton Hospital in York to write the book.
- Awards: The novel was a major critical success, winning the 1988 Whitbread Book of the Year and the Whitbread First Novel Award.
- Publication: It was first published on 4 July 1988 by Constable & Co..
The Comforts of Madness