{"product_id":"the-limits-of-my-language-meditations-on-depression-paperback","title":"The Limits of My Language: Meditations on Depression - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEva Meijer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAntionette Fawcett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Moving, poetic, cogent and honest.\" -- Andrew Solomon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Noonday Demon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn intimate study of depression that draws on personal experience and a deep knowledge of philosophy--perfect for fans of Maggie Nelson and Leslie Jamison \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Limits of My Language\u003c\/i\u003e is both a razor-sharp analysis of depression and a steadfast search for the things great and small -- from philosophy and art to walking a dog or sitting quietly with a cat -- that make our lives worth living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Much has been written about the treatment of depression, but relatively little about its meaning. In this strikingly original book, Eva Meijer weaves her own experiences and the insights of thinkers from Freud to Foucault and Woolf into a moving and incisive evocation of the condition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDepression is more than a chemical problem--the questions that occupy someone with depression are fundamentally human, and they touch on other philosophical questions that concern language, autonomy, power relations, loneliness, and the relationship between body and mind. But this book-length essay is also about the other side, such as animals, trees, others, art: about consolation, and hope, and the things that can give life meaning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Limits of My Language\u003c\/i\u003e explores how depression can make us grow out of shape over time, like a twisted tree, how we can sometimes remould ourselves in conversation with others, and how to move on from our darkest thoughts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEva Meijer\u003c\/b\u003e is a prizewinning Dutch author, artist, singer, songwriter and philosopher. \u003ci\u003eBird Cottage\u003c\/i\u003e, her first novel to be translated into English, was nominated for the BNG and Libris prizes in the Netherlands and is also available from Pushkin Press. Her non-fiction book \u003ci\u003eAnimal Languages\u003c\/i\u003e has also been published in English.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAntoinette Fawcett\u003c\/b\u003e is half-Dutch and a translator of literary fiction and poetry from Dutch to English. Her translation for Pushkin Press of Eva Meijer's \u003ci\u003eBird Cottage \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the Vondel Translation Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170644791431,"sku":"9781782275992","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ed04d4bf755857561cbabc51b8088bd4.webp?v=1733349704","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-limits-of-my-language-meditations-on-depression-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}