"The road out to the Bromfman farm in late August is no different
from thousands of other roads to grain farms in Kansas-hard-baked
dirt dusted with a fine powder of yellow clay that shifts almost
imperceptibly with the slightest movement of the air. Randy Larsen
was on his way to the farm in response to a call saying someone had
died out there." The suspenseful story of a poor farming family in
which each generation holds the next in its deadly, predictable
grip until murderous opposition explodes. Ā The characters of
TheĀ Parts Left OutĀ areĀ all beautifully drawn and
sympathetic in their own way, are determined to escape their fate,
and some seem close to doing so. Thomas Ogden's debut novel has
received international recognition and Best Seller Ranking: Number
Four on the Israeli Best Seller List for the year 2017--Ha'Aretz
Newspaper ("The New York Times of Israel") Israel's Critics' Choice
2017 Top 10 works of fiction. 'A beautiful and touching novel.' -
Maariv, Tel Aviv 'Without any harshness, and with a steady voice,
Ogden writes the story of trauma, transmitted from one generation
to the next, until it is interrupted, violently.' - Ha'aretz, Tel
Aviv 'Thomas Ogden, who is perhaps the most renowned psychoanalyst
writing today, demonstrates his prowess as a writer of fiction in
his stunning debut novel, The Parts Left Out. His keen eye for the
complexity of human relationships and human frailties makes the
characters so real and compelling that they seem to step out of the
page. Ogden's novel confirms that the truest concepts developed in
psychoanalysis have already appeared in the insight of the artist.
This story takes hold of the reader in its opening paragraphs and
does not let go until its heart-wrenching ending has been told. I
found this book almost impossible to put down.'- Antonino Ferro,
M.D., President of the Italian Psychoanalytic Association 'Ogden
writes movingly and convincingly about everyday life, at the same
time that he writes tragedy. . . The dialogue rings true
psychologically, at the same time that it is unnerving . . . I do
not find this a conventional novel in the sense of offering a
smooth or consistent narrative, much less a single point of view.
Rather it is jumpy, unsettling . . . but this is also, I believe,
its strength.'- Madelon Sprengnether, Regents Professor of English,
University of Minnesota, International Journal of Psychoanalysis
'Not only is Thomas Ogden the most creative psychoanalytic author
writing today, but in this novel he shows himself to be a wonderful
teller of tales. The Parts Left Out is an auspicious achievement.
As a work of fiction it succeeds in accomplishing the most
difficult of feats: to be both a spellbinder and an in-depth
exploration of human traits that bring on unspeakable tragedy. Tom
Ogden knows the human mind as few do. In The Parts Left Out he
demonstrates his remarkable understanding not only of the mind, but
of the human heart as well.' - Theodore Jacobs, MD, Journal of the
American Psychoanalytic Association
General
Imprint: |
Sphinx Pub
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2018 |
Authors: |
Thomas Ogden
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
206 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-912573-19-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-912573-19-9 |
Barcode: |
9781912573196 |
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