
Fathom
An Uncovering Of Trauma
Lisa Dart(Author)
Ortus Press
Published on 5. December 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
150 pages
978-1-911383-28-4 (ISBN)
Description
Fathom, an experimental memoir, explores the hinterland of the narrator's mind. The narrative of Fathom focuses on a tantalising fragment from the past. `I think I saw a lot of blood' and other odd surfacings from memory are explored through the work of psychoanalysis. Much like a kind of detective work to begin with, the narrative unravels the depths that appear in psychotic breakdown. Identity is evoked through three personas of the self: the puppet, the puppet-master and She-who-knows. Poetic in style, though something of a detective story, the first-person narrative is richly layered - Plath, Shakespeare, Sophocles and pop songs all have their place. Highly concentrated, structured in three parts, non-linear in chronology and highly metaphoric, Fathom appeals to those with a deep interest in mental health and all types of therapy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Free Association Books
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911383-28-4 (9781911383284)
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Ortus Press
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Lisa Dart has a doctorate in Creative Writing from the University of Sussex, England. She has published poetry, book reviews, creative non-fiction and articles and has won both the Grolier Prize, USA, and the Aesthetica Prize. Her work has been published in The British Journal of Psychoanalysis and the International Journal of Psychotherapy. Her last book, This Thing of Darkness, was given an Arts Council Award in 2015.