The History of the Vertebrate
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2026
Peninsula Press Ltd (Verlag)
9781913512859 (ISBN)
Peninsula Press Ltd (Verlag)
9781913512859 (ISBN)
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A searing account of postpartum psychosis by author and former Podemos politician Mar García Puig.
‘On 20 December 2015 I became a mother and I went mad.’
On a single day, Mar García Puig gives birth to twins and becomes elected to the Spanish Parliament as a member of the insurgent left-wing party Podemos. What might have been the best day of her life becomes the start of a terrifying ordeal, as Puig’s grip on reality begins to slip as she grapples with uncertainty, the weight of expectation, and misogyny in both of her new roles.
The History of the Vertebrate offers a searing account of postpartum psychosis. In defiance of a culture that tells her the problem lies within, Puig chooses to look outwards, examining the imbrication of madness and motherhood across centuries of science, myth, and politics while dissecting the ways in which women have been pathologized and banished from public life.
The History of the Vertebrate is at once intimate and monumental. Moving between memory, culture, and the history of medicine, Puig transforms her experience into a story about the countless women who have felt that sanity was leaving them, and about the patriarchal forces that have silenced them.
‘On 20 December 2015 I became a mother and I went mad.’
On a single day, Mar García Puig gives birth to twins and becomes elected to the Spanish Parliament as a member of the insurgent left-wing party Podemos. What might have been the best day of her life becomes the start of a terrifying ordeal, as Puig’s grip on reality begins to slip as she grapples with uncertainty, the weight of expectation, and misogyny in both of her new roles.
The History of the Vertebrate offers a searing account of postpartum psychosis. In defiance of a culture that tells her the problem lies within, Puig chooses to look outwards, examining the imbrication of madness and motherhood across centuries of science, myth, and politics while dissecting the ways in which women have been pathologized and banished from public life.
The History of the Vertebrate is at once intimate and monumental. Moving between memory, culture, and the history of medicine, Puig transforms her experience into a story about the countless women who have felt that sanity was leaving them, and about the patriarchal forces that have silenced them.
MAR GARCÍA PUIG is an editor, author, and politician. From 2015 to 2023 she was a member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies, where she served on the Culture Committee and the Equality Committee. Her books include The History of the Vertebrate and This Thing of Darkness.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.11.2025 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Mara Faye Lethem |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton |
| ISBN-13 | 9781913512859 / 9781913512859 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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