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Sleep Has His House, by Anna Kavan, is a dream‑like autobiographical novel that merges the author’s personal history with surrealist techniques. The story follows her own psychological development, set against the backdrop of psychiatric hospital care and the broader context of 20th‑century English and American novel writing. Kavan’s exploration of the duality of night and day frames a narrative that delves deeply into the mind’s inner landscapes and the experience of being mentally ill.
First publish date: 1973
Genre: Psychological Fiction/Character-Driven Fiction
Authors: Anna Kavan
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