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The Collected Schizophrenias

Esmé Weijun Wang

53 pages • 1 hour read

Esmé Weijun Wang

The Collected Schizophrenias

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2019

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  • Summary

  • Background

    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses

  • “Diagnosis”

  • “Toward a Pathology of the Possessed” - “Yale Will Not Save You”

  • “The Choice of Children”

  • “On the Ward”

  • “The Slender Man, the Nothing, and Me” - “John Doe, Psychosis”

  • “Perdition Days” - “L’Appel du Vide”

  • “Chimayó” - “Beyond the Hedge”

  • Key Figures

  • Themes

  • Index of Terms

  • Important Quotes

  • Essay Topics

  • Further Reading & Resources

    • Further Reading & Resources

    Further Reading: Literature

    The Border of Paradise by Esmé Weijun Wang (2016)

    Wang’s debut novel centers around an American family living in Brooklyn in the post-war era.

    Further Reading: Beyond Literature (Nonfiction)

    Me, Myself, and Them: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person’s Experience with Schizophrenia by Kurt Snyder (2007)

    This unique firsthand look into a life with schizophrenia also provides a detailed guide on how to function, hold a job, and maintain healthy relationships while living with such a diagnosis.

    Video & Podcast Resources

    “Esmé Weijun Wang, ‘The Collected Schizophrenias’” (2019)

    In this video, Wang discusses writing her collection of essays, reads excerpts, and answers questions about her work and life.

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