Elizabeth Wurtzel and a career born of suffering

Elizabeth Wurtzel has died aged 52. She wrote with searing honesty and narcissism, starting with the eradefining ‘Prozac Nation’, spotlighting her depression, says Suzanne Harrington.

Elizabeth Wurtzel and a career born of suffering

Elizabeth Wurtzel has died aged 52. She wrote with searing honesty and narcissism, starting with the eradefining ‘Prozac Nation’, spotlighting her depression, says Suzanne Harrington.

“I was precocious. I was early for history. I was on Prozac when it was still called fluoxetine.

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