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For the German writer Thomas Melle, suffering and creation are inexorably intertwined. Melle, a celebrated novelist and playwright, suffers from a severe case of bipolar disorder. In The World at My Back, his English language debut (Biblioasis, May 2023), Melle grapples with his condition directly, striving to “write [him]self free.”
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“The World at My Back,” by the German writer Thomas Melle, presents the details of his psychotic breakdowns and their painful aftermaths.
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