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·I don't know of any pieces of fiction dealing directly with DP or characters stated as having DP. But I have read a few books where the narrator describes some feelings very close to symptoms.
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre is the one I feel is most complete and relative to my personal situation. The narrator senses that something is different in the world and tries to determine what. The book is a little hard to explain; it doesn?t have a plot, but it is the first thing I thought of when I was told about the symptoms of DP and DR. There is one scene where the narrator stands in front of a mirror trying to recognize himself and ends up being lulled to sleep by his reflection.
Another is Nadja by Andre Breton. Mainly deals with the narrator?s relationship with a mentally ill woman, but the way the narrator tells the story suggests he?s never really inside himself. He speaks of living by ?haunting? people; of having no identity of his own. I can?t say much more about since I found the book to be sort of boring and stopped reading it after awhile, but that aspect struck me.
The third is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. The narrator actually has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. I related with the main character?s pattern of thinking a great deal, even though I do not have autism or any other sort of developmental disorder (although it was suspected at one time).
There?s also a great deal to be found in the poetry of Arthur Rimbaud, examplfied in is his famous line ?I is someone else?.
If you have read any of these things or have your own works to contribute, I?d like to know.
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre is the one I feel is most complete and relative to my personal situation. The narrator senses that something is different in the world and tries to determine what. The book is a little hard to explain; it doesn?t have a plot, but it is the first thing I thought of when I was told about the symptoms of DP and DR. There is one scene where the narrator stands in front of a mirror trying to recognize himself and ends up being lulled to sleep by his reflection.
Another is Nadja by Andre Breton. Mainly deals with the narrator?s relationship with a mentally ill woman, but the way the narrator tells the story suggests he?s never really inside himself. He speaks of living by ?haunting? people; of having no identity of his own. I can?t say much more about since I found the book to be sort of boring and stopped reading it after awhile, but that aspect struck me.
The third is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. The narrator actually has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. I related with the main character?s pattern of thinking a great deal, even though I do not have autism or any other sort of developmental disorder (although it was suspected at one time).
There?s also a great deal to be found in the poetry of Arthur Rimbaud, examplfied in is his famous line ?I is someone else?.
If you have read any of these things or have your own works to contribute, I?d like to know.
