The Melville House Illuminations are free with the purchase of any title in the HybridBook series, no matter the format. Melville House HybridBooks combine print and digital media into an enhanced reading experience by including with each title additional curated material called Illuminations - maps, photographs, illustrations, and further writing about the author and the book. With dark humor and sparse prose, The Alienist lets the reader ponder who is really crazy. Bacamarte opens the first asylum in Brazil hoping to crown himself and his hometown with "imperishable laurels." But the doctor begins to see signs of insanity in more and more of his neighbors. . . . A classic work of literature by "the greatest author ever produced in Latin America." (Susan Sontag)īrilliant physician Simao Bacamarte sacrifices a prestigious career to return home and dedicate himself to the budding field of psychology.
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