Nina Shope -- "Asylum"
Category: Literary
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location
Boulder Bookstore
1107 Pearl St
Details
Nina Shope will speak about and sign her new book, "Asylum," on Thursday, June 23rd at 6:30 pm at Boulder Bookstore. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are available on Eventbrite.
About the Book:
A work of brilliant and innovative historical fiction, "Asylum" delves into the disturbing and seductive relationship between a young hysteric named Augustine and renowned nineteenth-century French neurologist J.M. Charcot. As Charcot risks his career to investigate the controversial disease of hysteria, Augustine struggles to make him acknowledge their interdependence and shared desires--until a new lover, M., drives them all to the brink of fracture.
Drawing upon the medical photography, hypnotic states, and "grand demonstrations" that accompanied Charcot's research, "Asylum" traces the deterioration of the dynamic between doctor and patient as they transform from mutually entranced creators to jealous and spurned paramours, to fierce rivals, and finally to bitter enemies.
IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION
*Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee).
*A coupon good for $5 off a copy of "Asylum," or a purchase on the day of the event is included with your ticket. You will receive this coupon at the event.
*COVID-19 measures: Admission to this event will be limited, and masks are encouraged for all attendees.
