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A Branch of Wisdom: A Quest for Meaning in a Divided World
Christopher
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Description for A Branch of Wisdom: A Quest for Meaning in a Divided World
paperback. An autobiographical account of being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in the South African army during the 1980's and the profound philosophical quest to find healing and meaning since then. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: HP; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128. Weight in Grams: 370.
A true story which started fifteen years ago in the psychiatric ward of a Military hospital. One night Christopher experiences a powerful vision. Believing he has been divinely chosen to fight the evil of a divided state, Christopher announces his mission to the authorities. They dismiss it as a severe psychotic delusion, make a diagnosis of Paranoid Schizophrenia and, finally, put an end to his months of mental anguish with a course of Electric Shock Therapy. Now, at the turn of the millennium and approaching mid-life, Christopher, despite wealth and success, grapples with renewed depression and a sense of profound ... Read more
A true story which started fifteen years ago in the psychiatric ward of a Military hospital. One night Christopher experiences a powerful vision. Believing he has been divinely chosen to fight the evil of a divided state, Christopher announces his mission to the authorities. They dismiss it as a severe psychotic delusion, make a diagnosis of Paranoid Schizophrenia and, finally, put an end to his months of mental anguish with a course of Electric Shock Therapy. Now, at the turn of the millennium and approaching mid-life, Christopher, despite wealth and success, grapples with renewed depression and a sense of profound ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Compress South Africa
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Cape Town, South Africa
ISBN
9780620291705
SKU
V9780620291705
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About Christopher
Christopher is a university graduate and member of MENSA. He has published numerous articles published in the press. A South African by birth, he presently lives in Cape Town. Due to the traumatically personal nature of the story he has elected to be known only as Christopher.
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