I Am Lazarus

A haunting collection of 15 short stories about war and mental illness, from the hallucinatory yet crystalline pen of Anna Kavan.

This darkly feverish collection of 15 stories from the cult author of Ice examines war and mental illness from her signature surreal point of view. Inspired by Kavan's own experiences nursing traumatized World War II soldiers and as a patient in various asylums, these pieces communicate the claustrophobia and isolation of life amidst conflict or caught in the gear...