{"product_id":"death-of-the-great-man-9781637587966","title":"Death of the Great Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a novel that's part comic mystery, part political satire, and part case vignette, a psychiatrist reviews his involvement with a narcissistic national leader who has turned up dead on the consulting room couch.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Peter D. Kramer wrote about his work with psychiatric patients in books like \u003ci\u003eListening to Prozac\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShould You Leave?\u003c\/i\u003e, Joyce Carol Oates said, \"To read his prose on virtually any subject is to be provoked, enthralled, illuminated.\" When Kramer switched to fiction, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e wrote, \"The depth, quality, and ambition of Kramer's prose will surprise those expecting a superficial crossover effort.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his new novel, \u003ci\u003eDeath of the Great Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Kramer uses those literary skills to introduce readers to an unforgettable character, Henry Farber, a well-meaning psychiatrist forced into hiding when the nation's chief executive--a narcissistic autocrat in his disastrous second term--is found dead on the consulting room couch. From an isolated bungalow, Farber sets out to clear his name while offering an intimate view of a flawed populist leader. What begins as comic mystery and political satire matures into a moving journey of self-exploration and a commentary on the fate of truth-telling in an era when lying has become a norm in public life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Post Hill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637587966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Peter D. Kramer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729561096373,"sku":"9781637587966","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cc154884-31e0-43b6-86c7-a7323d421318.jpg?v=1675803678","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/death-of-the-great-man-9781637587966","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}