The Danger to Be Sane: Creativity and the Eccentric Mind

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The Danger to Be Sane: Creativity and the Eccentric Mind - Hardcover

The Danger to Be Sane: Creativity and the Eccentric Mind - Hardcover

by Rosa Montero
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NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE


MOST ANTICIPATED OF 2026 - New York Times・Publishers Weekly・The Millions


"An ebullient examination of madness, mortality, suicide."--Chris Kraus


A dazzling journey into the eccentric, troubled, and luminous minds that shaped literature.


In this bold and deeply researched blend of memoir, essay, literary analysis, and intellectual sleuth story, Montero draws on psychology, neuroscience, and literature, as well as the lives of writers and artists, to explore the connection between creativity and mental vulnerability.


With narrative élan, Montero brings to life figures such as Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Marcel Proust, Joseph Conrad, and Doris Lessing, and paints a fresco of the ways in which the brain works, its quirks and dark corners. Breaking down the forces that influence creativity, Montero proposes new ways of thinking about both the creative act, and what we consider "normal."


Part intimate memoir, part cultural history, The Danger to Be Sane is a moving and inspirational homage to minds and lives that sit outside of the mean.


★ "Unique...suspenseful...thrilling."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
ISBN9798889661863
Author Rosa Montero
PublisherEuropa Editions
GenreBiography, Literature, and Self-help & personal development
FormatHardcover
PublishedMay 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages256
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Rosa Montero

Born in Madrid in 1951, Rosa Montero has been a journalist for Madrid's daily newspaper, El Pais, since 1976. She has published 11 novels, many of which have been bestsellers in Spain. Beautiful and Dark is the third of Montero's novels to be translated into English. Her previous translated works received acclaim from Kirkus Review and Library Journal, introducing Montero to U.S. audiences as an important voice in contemporary fiction. Montero, a critically acclaimed writer in her native Spain, is the recipient of her country's most prestigious literary award, the Premio Primavera de Novela (for her 1997 novel La hija del canibal), as well as Italy's Premio Grinzane Cavour for contemporary foreign fiction. She also won the Que Leer prize for her novel La Loca de Casa in 2003. Aside from being bestsellers, her novels are recognized for their literary merit and are studied in universities around the world.

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