Tomasz Klonowski, a teacher of foreign languages and translator, was born in Opole, Poland. Klonowski is a budding, first-time open-minded author constantly broadening his intellectual horizons and exploring different areas of interest, such as alternative methods of treatment, history, philosophy and linguistics. Primarily a self-taught man, he also acquired his linguistic and literary knowledge both at the University of Opole, where he studied English philology, and in EU institutions abroad. He is fluent in French, German, and English and is avidly interested in both the Western and Eastern methods of treatment of physical and mental diseases and the possibility of combining them for the benefit of humanity. Klonowski is a dog, nature, and Bach lover.
In this insightful and multifaceted book, the author recounts his two-year battle against one of the most pervasive modern-day ailments – depression. He likens his struggle with depression to a lingering, oppressive darkness that clouded his mind, challenging his will to live and his belief in the...