5/19/2023 0 Comments Alcestis the silent patient![]() ![]() In 2021, Michaelides followed up with The Maidens, about a professor of Greek tragedy who is accused of killing his students. In The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, 'Alcestis' is the name of a self-portrait by artist Alicia Berenson, the eponymous silent patient who has not spoken aloud since she was arrested for her husband's murder several years before the events of the novel. The Silent Patient spent more than a year on the New York Times bestseller list and has been optioned for film by Plan B and Annapurna Pictures. The Silent Patient Hardcover 5 February 2019 by Alex Michaelides (Author) 250,497 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 179.55 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 2,750.00 3 Used from 1,773.00 5 New from 2,749.00 Paperback 223.25 15 New from 179.00 Audio CD 2,218.00 1 Used from 3,977.00 7 New from 2,218. In his mid-30s, frustrated with the logistical hurdles of a film production process, Michaelides switched gears, writing and publishing The Silent Patient as his debut novel. in screenwriting at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, Michaelides embarked on a career as a screenwriter. He also studied psychology for several years, even working in a ward for troubled teenagers. ![]() ![]() After high school, Michaelides moved to the United Kingdom, where he got a masters in English literature from Cambridge University. Michaelides was born in Cyprus to a British mother and a Greek Cypriot father he was raised at the height of the conflict known as the Cyprus Problem, in which the Turkish government occupied the northern part of Cyprus. ![]()
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