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Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs • St. Martin's Press • ISBN 9780312422271

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Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs • St. Martin's Press • ISBN-13 9780312422271

ISBN-10 Not provided • 2002 • 1st Edition

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ISBN 9780312422271 • Completeness 70

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Description

Running with Scissors is a memoir by Augusten Burroughs detailing his bizarre childhood after being sent to live with his mother's psychiatrist and his eccentric family. The book explores themes of mental illness, family dysfunction, and the search for identity.

Book metadata

Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Paperback1st EditionJune 1, 2003
Pages: 304Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

Catalog notes

Contributor: Augusten Burroughs

Cultural context

Category: 1970s AmericaCategory: Coming-of-AgeCategory: Dysfunctional FamilyCategory: HumorCategory: LiteratureCategory: MemoirCategory: PsychiatryInfluenced by: David SedarisInfluenced by: Truman CapoteInfluenced by: Hunter S. ThompsonInfluenced by: Sylvia PlathInfluenced by: Jeanette WintersonInfluenced by: Anne LamottInfluenced by: Mary KarrInfluenced by: Tobias WolffInfluenced: David SedarisInfluenced: Jenny LawsonInfluenced: Tara WestoverInfluenced: Cheryl StrayedInfluenced: B.J. NovakInfluenced: Sloane CrosleyInfluenced: Sarah SilvermanInfluenced: Lena DunhamCornerstone of: Modern Memoir

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