Umrla slavna spisateljica. Borila se s rakom i depresijom. Ipak nije izdržala (FOTO)

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2020-01-08 22:07:29

Američka spisateljica Elizabet Vurtcel, autorka knjige "Prozak nacija" o svojoj borbi s depresijom, umrla je 7. januara u 52. godini od raka.

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List je obavestio njen prijatelj, Dejvid Semjuels, ali njena izdavačka kuća to još nije potvrdila.

Incredibly sad. Bitch and Prozac Nation were incredibly formative to me as a young writer. I remember reading about Elizabeth in a magazine and having my mom take me to the local bookstore to order them when I was like 14. https://t.co/xfEtwIB60q — Amanda Mull (@amandamull) January 7, 2020

Vurtcel je 2015. objavila da je obolela od raka dojke i često je pisala o tome kako se bolest razvija i kako se leči, posebno na Tviteru. Diplomirala je na Harvardu i Jejlu, bila je novinarka, kritičarka i spisateljica.

I would like to take Alister, Elizabeth's dog, to live with me in the country. Does anyone one know who I can contact?

Elizabeth Wurtzel! You were, and are now and forever divine! pic.twitter.com/QbQBoxHurm — E. Jean Carroll (@ejeancarroll) January 7, 2020

Postala je slavna nakon objave knjige "Prozak nacija" 1994, autobiografskog dela o depresiji s kojom se borila od detinjstva. Po knjizi je Erik Skjoldbjaerg 2001. snimio film s američkom glumicom Kristinom Riči u glavnoj ulozi.

Vurtcel je rekla da je uz pomoć lekova uspela da ublaži posledice depresije.

This searing essay by Elizabeth Wurtzel was published a little more than a year ago. I think it is one of the best things she ever wrote. RIP https://t.co/yfwC0yWmFv — Farran Nehme (@selfstyledsiren) January 7, 2020

- Uvek ću se boriti, na ovaj ili onaj način, protiv depresije - kazala je 2009. u razgovoru za njujorški univerzitet.

It's impossible to convey the impact Elizabeth Wurtzel had in the '90s. She was unapologetic, raw, honest. She stood for a very specific form of GenX femininity, confession, rage.

We learned from her—and from how intensely she was mocked for writing about her own life. pic.twitter.com/1KAViZL503 — Erin Blakemore (@heroinebook) January 7, 2020

Vurtcel je objavila i knjigu "More, Now, Again" (2002.) o svojoj zavisnosti od droga i nekoliko boravaka na lečenju, kao i knjigu "Bitch" (1998.), niz eseja o slavnim ženama.