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Dr. Neruda's
Cure for Evil
Warner Books, 1998 • Buy Open Road ebook Online
Synopsis
This compelling novel—the psychological history of Dr. Rafael Neruda, an analyst who suffered inconceivable abuse as a child, and one of his patients, Gene Kenny, who committed suicide—is presented as a manuscript “sealed at the request of the author, Dr. Rafael Guillermo Neruda, M.D., until fifty years after his death.” Dr. Neruda's writings tell of his investigation into the cause of his patient's death and his "cure" of those responsible. A novel about the crisis of ideas in the Western world at the end of the 20th century, Dr. Neruda's odyssey limns, as thrilling drama, the inevitable self-justifying logic of dogma.
Praise
“The plot and narrator relentlessly propel us... Certainly as ambitious and engaging as any novel I’ve read this year.”
— Chicago Tribune
“A story brilliantly told, and it mesmerizes the reader.”
— Washington Post
“Complex and disturbing yet enthralling... This is a marvelously compelling work.”
— Booklist
“Deals intelligently with a fascinating set of issues involving psychology, ethics, and the ways in which we interpret human behavior.”
— Wall Street Journal
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