The Hospital Always Wins
A Memoir
by Issa Ibrahim
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Pub Date Jun 01 2016 | Archive Date May 01 2016
Description
Issa Ibrahim’s memoir details in searing prose his development of severe
mental illness leading to a horrific family tragedy, his acquittal by
reason of insanity, and his subsequent commission to a mental hospital
for nearly twenty years.
Raised in an idyllic creative environment, mom and dad cultivating his talent, Issa watches his family’s descent into chaos in the drug-crazed late 1980s. Following his father’s death, Issa, grief-stricken and vulnerable, travels down a road that leads to psychosis—and to one of the most nightmarish scenarios conceivable.
Issa receives the insanity plea and is committed to an insane asylum with no release date. But that is only the beginning of his odyssey. Institutional and sexual sins cause further punishments, culminating in a heated legal battle for freedom.
Written with great verve and immediacy, The Hospital Always Wins paints a detailed picture of a broken mental health system but also reveals the power of art, when nurtured in a benign environment, to provide a resource for recovery. Ultimately this is a story about survival and atonement through creativity and courage against almost insurmountable odds.
Raised in an idyllic creative environment, mom and dad cultivating his talent, Issa watches his family’s descent into chaos in the drug-crazed late 1980s. Following his father’s death, Issa, grief-stricken and vulnerable, travels down a road that leads to psychosis—and to one of the most nightmarish scenarios conceivable.
Issa receives the insanity plea and is committed to an insane asylum with no release date. But that is only the beginning of his odyssey. Institutional and sexual sins cause further punishments, culminating in a heated legal battle for freedom.
Written with great verve and immediacy, The Hospital Always Wins paints a detailed picture of a broken mental health system but also reveals the power of art, when nurtured in a benign environment, to provide a resource for recovery. Ultimately this is a story about survival and atonement through creativity and courage against almost insurmountable odds.
Advance Praise
“I picked up The Hospital Always Wins and couldn’t put it down.
Issa Ibrahim writes with remarkable clarity and an artist’s skill for
evoking place and time and the inner landscape of his own mind.” —Robert
Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic
“A beautifully written masterpiece of shocking truths, powerful drama, and gripping storytelling. It pulled me down the rabbit hole and spit me out under a deadly cold light, deftly transformed to an unexpected warmth by the remarkable compassion of the author. I couldn’t put it down until the truly shocking finish.” —Xavier Amador, author of I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help!
"Issa Ibrahim's memoir is a report from the inside, a rare story of a patient making his way out of the labyrinth of mental illness. Written with immediacy and honesty, it's a captivating tale of survival against great odds, and a true original. —John Turturro, actor, director, and writer
“A beautifully written masterpiece of shocking truths, powerful drama, and gripping storytelling. It pulled me down the rabbit hole and spit me out under a deadly cold light, deftly transformed to an unexpected warmth by the remarkable compassion of the author. I couldn’t put it down until the truly shocking finish.” —Xavier Amador, author of I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help!
"Issa Ibrahim's memoir is a report from the inside, a rare story of a patient making his way out of the labyrinth of mental illness. Written with immediacy and honesty, it's a captivating tale of survival against great odds, and a true original. —John Turturro, actor, director, and writer
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781613735121 |
| PRICE | $26.99 (USD) |
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