David Laing Dawson
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About the Author
Works by David Laing Dawson
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Dawson, David F. Laing
- Birthdate
- 1941-02-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Canada
- Places of residence
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Education
- McMaster University (M.D.)
- Occupations
- psychiatrist
crime novelist
Members
Reviews
Awards
Statistics
- Works
- 13
- Members
- 69
- Popularity
- #250,752
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 28
- Languages
- 4
My Name is Walter James Cross Walter tried to kill himself and failed, so he decided to tell his story instead. Finding an abandoned theater, he stands on the stage alone and recounts his descent into mental illness, into schizophrenia. Created by a psychiatrist who has worked for many years with schizophrenic patients, this compelling dramatic monologue presents an accurate depiction of a devastating, costly, much maligned, and misunderstood illness.… (more)