by Augusten Burroughs · Passage du Marais · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782840750345
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Courir avec des ciseaux» is the autobiographical account by Augusten Burroughs, published by Passage du Marais in paperback (287 pages, in French).
A tragicomic account set in 1970s America. Augusten knows he is gay, hates school, and takes refuge in television. After his parents' divorce, he comes under the care of Dr. Finch, an unconventional psychiatrist. In that rule-free home, he befriends Natalie and begins a relationship with Neil, a former patient of the doctor.
Work originally published as «Running with Scissors» in 2002; this 2005 French edition includes the translation by Christine Barbaste.
For readers of memoirs with acerbic humour and an interest in mental health, sexual identity, and dysfunctional families.
Augusten Xon Burroughs is an American writer best known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Running with Scissors (2002).
