The Talking Cure

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Mike Feder

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Seven Stories Press,U.S.
01 August 2011

Biography: general; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

As a kid growing up in Queens, Mike Feder identified with Scheherazade of The Thousand and One Nights- ""The idea of someone having to tell a new tale every night to prevent their head getting chopped off seemed sadly familiar to me.""

Back then, the author's audience was his mentally ill mother, who used to stay in the house all day with the shades drawn, and then insist that her son tell her stories so that she might vicariously experience the world outside. Eventually she committed suicide, and Feder grew up to be a relentless, comic storyteller on the radio. The Talking Cure tells the story of his ridiculous jobs, first failed marriage, the string of psychiatrists, and the misery of reluctant fatherhood; throughout he maintains a kind of bizarre balancing act--hilariousness and deep seriousness, conventionality and strangeness. An ironist and a comic, Feder looks unflinchingly at his own foibles and frailties, enabling him to connect to other people's stories.

The reader emerges from this book with a sense of forgiveness for the human condition, and awe at the mystery of human life. Deeply funny, and at the same time breathtakingly dark, this is a book to provoke, amuse and, in some strange way, reassure- God loves a challenge.

By: Mike Feder
Imprint: Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 676g
ISBN: 9781583220412
ISBN 10: 1583220410
Pages: 382
Publication Date: 01 August 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mike Feder grew up in New York City. He has worked as a social worker, parole officer, welfare agent, clerk in a crooked employment agency, radio station manager, used bookstore owner, screenwriter (collaborating with Gene Wilder), and landlord. His writing has appeared in many publications including Harper's. His previous book was the critically acclaimed New York Son.

Reviews for The Talking Cure

""I appreciate how he invites his readers to laugh at his sufferings - like Woody Allen."" - QUENTIN CRISP ""Mike Feder just talks without apparent design, making you laugh...and then you realise he has a poet's master plan."" - Gene Wilder ""One hears echoes of Woody Allen and Philip Roth, with a touch of Mark Twain holding it all together."" - The Pittsburgh Press

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The Talking Cure

Mike Feder

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