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Las Palabras de la Bestia Hermosa / The Words of the Beautiful Beast - by  Guillermo Lahera Forteza (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Las Palabras de la Bestia Hermosa / The Words of the Beautiful Beast - by Guillermo Lahera Forteza (Paperback)

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  • «Esta extraordinaria y bella indagación en las fronteras de larealidad y de la cordura es una guía fascinante de las regiones inexploradas de lo humano.
  • About the Author: Guillermo Lahera Forteza (Madrid, 1976) es profesor titular de Psiquiatría en la Universidad de Alcalá y jefe de sección en el Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias.
  • 256 Pages
  • Psychology, Emotions

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«Esta extraordinaria y bella indagación en las fronteras de larealidad y de la cordura es una guía fascinante de las regiones inexploradas de lo humano. Aquí hay dragones, como decían los antiguos mapas».Rosa Montero

«Una obra tan bien escrita como útil para comprender los grandes temas de la psiquiatría: el suicidio, la neurosis, la esquizofrenia, el trastorno obsesivo compulsivo o el trastorno bipolar».

Álvaro Bilbao

Tras más de veinte años escuchando con empatía los testimonios -terribles y hermosos- de sus pacientes, el psiquiatra Guillermo Lahera narra en Las palabras de la bestia hermosa, a través del desarrollo de siete casos clínicos, en qué consisten y por qué se producen los principales trastornos mentales y cómo estos definen los aspectos esenciales del ser humano.

Con una prosa tan rigurosa como ágil, que recuerda al mejor Oliver Sacks, Lahera nos descubre un cerebro social, interconectado, narrativo y permeable, una máquina falible de contar historias y de construir la realidad, muy alejada de la idea de simple ordenador biológico o procesador de información. Son los relatos de quienes han pasado por su consulta los que nos revelan sus mecanismos. Y quizá, al llegar a la última página de este libro, algún lector detecte signos de alarma, factores de riesgo y, sobre todo, comprenda que la lucha secreta con la enfermedad mental representa una forma excelsa de humanidad.

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"This extraordinary and beautiful exploration of the boundaries betweenreality and sanity is a fascinating guide to the uncharted regions of the human experience. *Here be dragons*, as the old maps used to say." -Rosa Montero

"A work as well written as it is useful for understanding the major psychiatric themes: suicide, neurosis, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder." -Álvaro Bilbao

After more than twenty years of empathetically listening to the terrible and beautiful testimonies of his patients, psychiatrist Guillermo Lahera presents The Words of the Beautiful Beast with seven clinical cases that reveal what the main mental disorders are, why they occur, and how they define the essential aspects of being human.

With a prose as precise as it is fluid--reminiscent of the best of Oliver Sacks--Lahera reveals a social, interconnected, narrative, and permeable brain: a fallible storytelling machine that constructs reality, far removed from the idea of a simple biological computer or information processor. It is through the stories of those who have sat in his office that we come to understand its mechanisms. And perhaps, by the final page, some readers will recognize warning signs, risk factors, and, above all, the profound truth that the secret struggle with mental illness represents one of the highest expressions of humanity.



About the Author



Guillermo Lahera Forteza (Madrid, 1976) es profesor titular de Psiquiatría en la Universidad de Alcalá y jefe de sección en el Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias. Es doctor en Medicina con Premio Extraordinario y ha publicado más de un centenar de artículos en revistas científicas internacionales sobre las emociones, la cognición social y los trastornos mentales. Es editor jefe de The European Journal of Psychiatry y colaborador habitual de El País.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.05 Inches (H) x 5.98 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Psychology
Sub-Genre: Emotions
Publisher: Debate
Format: Paperback
Author: Guillermo Lahera Forteza
Language: Spanish
Street Date: April 21, 2026
TCIN: 1004993230
UPC: 9788419951007
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-0710
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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