â€œAn insomniacâ€™s ideal sleep aidâ€”and thatâ€™s a compliment. With her collage of ruminations about sleeplessness, [Benjamin] promises no real cure . . . Her slim book is

Insomnia

â€œAn insomniacâ€™s ideal sleep aidâ€”and thatâ€™s a compliment. With her collage of ruminations about sleeplessness, [Benjamin] promises no real cure . . . Her slim book is what the doctor ordered.â€â€”The Atlantic

Insomnia is on the rise. Villainous and unforgiving, itâ€™s the enemy o f energy and focus, the thief of our repose. But can insomnia be an ally, too, a validator of the present moment, of edginess and creativity? Marina Benjamin takes on her personal experience of the conditionâ€”her struggles with it, her insomniac highs, and her dawning awareness that states of sleeplessness grant us valuable insights into the workings of our unconscious minds. Although insomnia is rarely entirely welcome, Benjamin treats it less as an affliction than as an encounter that she engages with and plumbs. She adds new dimensions to both our understanding of sleep (and going without it) and of night, and how we perceive darkness.

Along the way, Insomnia trips through illuminating material from literature, art, philosophy, psychology, pop culture, and more. Benjamin pays particular attention to the relationship between women and sleepâ€”Penelope up all night, unraveling her dayâ€™s weaving for Odysseus; the Pre-Raphaelite artistsâ€™ depictions of deeply sleeping women; and the worries that keep contemporary females awake. Insomnia is an intense, lyrical, witty, and humane exploration of a state we too often consider only superficially. â€œThis is the song of insomnia, and I shall sing it,â€ Marina Benjamin declares.
Country USA
Brand CATAPULT
Manufacturer Catapult
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-11-13
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Brand	CATAPULT
Manufacturer	Catapult
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2018-11-13
Format	Kindle eBook

Insomnia

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