Freud
A Life for Our Time
Format:Paperback
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Published:2nd Jun '06
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"A magisterial contribution to the history of ideas. A fresh, illuminating perspective on one of the pivotal figures of our time." —J. Anthony Lukas
"[This] remarkable biography… briskly traces the story of Freud's life and education, deftly weaving the familiar narrative with a style that makes it seem fresh and lively." —Chicago Tribune
"Intelligent and wholly absorbing.… Judicious, original biography, scrupulously grounded in close readings of [Freud's] work." -- Michiko Kakutani - New York Times
"Brilliant.… A dazzling performance.… Gay's ability to integrate into a coherent whole the vast published and unpublished literature on Freud including hundreds of previously unknown or inaccessible letters is awesome.… A work of art." -- Jonathan Sharp - San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle
"Elegant… puts Freud's life into the context of his time while attempting to explain him for readers who cannot escape his shadow. In Gay's hands, the Olympian figure is almost within mortal reach." -- Michael Skube - Raleigh News and Observer
- Short-listed for National Book Award 1988
- Short-listed for Pulitzer Prize 1989
ISBN: 9780393328615
Dimensions: 234mm x 155mm x 38mm
Weight: 1075g
866 pages