Altered States by Paddy Chayefsky. Harper & Row, 1978. First Edition First printing. Hardcover.
Chayefsky’s only novel, published in advance of the film adaptation for which he also wrote the screenplay. The narrative follows a Harvard scientist whose sensory deprivation experiments and psychopharmacological trials lead to radical transformations of consciousness and identity. Blending speculative science with metaphysical inquiry, the novel reflects late-1970s fascination with neuroscience, altered states, and the limits of empirical rationalism.
As a stated first edition and first printing, this issue represents the earliest trade state of Chayefsky’s singular venture into long-form fiction. It occupies a distinctive place at the intersection of literary fiction and speculative psychological narrative.
Condition: Clean, solid copy; full number line present.
Altered States by Paddy Chayefsky. Harper & Row, 1978. First Edition First printing. Hardcover.
Chayefsky’s only novel, published in advance of the film adaptation for which he also wrote the screenplay. The narrative follows a Harvard scientist whose sensory deprivation experiments and psychopharmacological trials lead to radical transformations of consciousness and identity. Blending speculative science with metaphysical inquiry, the novel reflects late-1970s fascination with neuroscience, altered states, and the limits of empirical rationalism.
As a stated first edition and first printing, this issue represents the earliest trade state of Chayefsky’s singular venture into long-form fiction. It occupies a distinctive place at the intersection of literary fiction and speculative psychological narrative.
Condition: Clean, solid copy; full number line present.
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