Asylum Piece and Other Stories
Original title: Asylum piece and other stories
first published 1972 Michael Kesend Pub Ltd, 1984 hardcover 206 pages
Since Anna Kavan died in 1968 there has been a strong revival of interest in her writings. Asylum Piece, a study of various aspects of insanity, first appeared in 1940 and still enjoys a reputation as one of its author's most original and perceptive books. It as, however, long been out of print. Reviewing the original edition in the Sunday Times Sir Despond MacCarthy wrote: 'If Asylum Piece is not based on actual e...
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