The Major Ordeals of the Mind, and the Countless Minor Ones
Item Number
PQ2625.I2Z5213
Author/Artist/Editor
Henri Michaux
Type
Book, Hard Copy
Date
1974
Press/Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Language
English
Description
An account of Michaux's experiences with drugs taken primarily to explore, by way of the abnormal mind, the functioning of what he calls "the marvelous normal." Rather than searching for escapist highs, he underlines the tormented, negative side of his findings, and he stresses throughout thi