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A man tells how he was lobotomized at age twelve
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What it is about
Howard Dully learns as an adult that he was given a lobotomy at twelve years old by Dr. Walter Freeman. He searches through records and interviews family to find out why. The book is a memoir with Charles Fleming.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like medical history and memoirs.
What you will get
Written with Charles Fleming.
My Lobotomy Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Lobotomy · Memoir · Mental health
Length
288 pages · ≈ 8 h
More about this book
Characters
Howard Dully.
Setting
California in the 1960s.
What makes it different
A first-person account of a notorious procedure.
Feel
Harrowing, honest and moving.
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