Based on the work of psychoanalyst R. D. Laing, this novel explores issues of psychic wholeness. Charles Watkins, a Cambridge University classics professor, is navigating the Atlantic Ocean on a raft after a UFO has abducted his companions. He arrives at an island where he finds the ruins of an ancient city. There, he is transported to a sort of Mount Olympus, where Greek gods are about to send down representatives to Earth to be born-- they are being briefed before their descent into what they call "poisonous Hell." Then ...
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Based on the work of psychoanalyst R. D. Laing, this novel explores issues of psychic wholeness. Charles Watkins, a Cambridge University classics professor, is navigating the Atlantic Ocean on a raft after a UFO has abducted his companions. He arrives at an island where he finds the ruins of an ancient city. There, he is transported to a sort of Mount Olympus, where Greek gods are about to send down representatives to Earth to be born-- they are being briefed before their descent into what they call "poisonous Hell." Then Watkins is found on London streets and admitted to a mental hospital. He is plagued by a lack of his own memory, yet he has memories of things he never did. He is given drugs, analysis, none of which works. Upon shock treatment, however, his personality becomes integrated.
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Add this copy of Brieg Fr Des Into Hell to cart. $6.48, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0394421981. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, the former owner's name on the blank end-paper is the only remarkable flaw, the black jacket shows rubbing to the glossy surface but it is clean and presentable and there are no other remarkable flaws, the original price (6.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; 308 pages.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. 4th printing. Full cloth binding with light foxing. Unmarked inside. 308pp. Jacket is price-clipped, in a protective mylar cover. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition. Foredge lightly foxed, boards with a touch of toning, very good in a price-clipped very good dust jacket with a 1" creased tear on the front panel that has been externally and internally tape repaired, slight rubbing and modest edgewear.
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Good. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. In mylar. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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