Meshugá: A novel about madness

Filled with humor and irony, this collection of novellas blends true stories with a touch of fiction. Filmmaker Wood Allen and his stepdaughter, philosopher Sarah Kofman, and chess player Bobby Fischer are some of the characters who wander through these pages. Meshuga, besides addressing some classic themes (neurosis, hypochondria, invasive and overprotective mothers, etc.), unveils the mysteries of insanity, self-hatred, the perverse gaze of the other, and the eroticism so characteristic of the intellectual output of these brilliant Jews.