{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter D. Kramer is the author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003eOrdinarily Well\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgainst Depression\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShould You Leave?, \u003c\/i\u003e the novel \u003ci\u003eSpectacular Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, and the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eListening to Prozac\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Kramer hosted the nationally syndicated public radio program \u003ci\u003eThe Infinite Mind\u003c\/i\u003e and has appeared on the major broadcast news and talk shows, including \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Oprah Winfrey Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Charlie Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays, op-eds, and book reviews have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. For nearly forty years, Dr. Kramer taught and practiced psychiatry in Providence, Rhode Island. He now writes full time and is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown Universit\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Post Hill Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50724908204306,"sku":"9781637587966","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9af6d168-8b24-44c5-9a74-51fa5b1b37f7.jpg?v=1734814029","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-of-the-great-man-9781637587966","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}