Status
Checked out
Publication
Vintage (1982), Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed, 192 pages
Description
Through an intensive study of _Aaron Green,_ a Freudian analyst in New York City, New Yorker writer Janet Malcolm reveals the inner workings of psychoanalysis.
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LibraryThing member soylentgreen23
This is a wonderful book. Malcolm begins with an introduction to her principal source, a psychoanalyst she calls Aaron Green, and quickly moves on to a general introduction to the science of psychoanalysis. This short history of the field is marvellously written, and designed to be memorable so
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that the author can rely on the terms she has introduced later. More people should write this way - by giving the reader a comprehensive grounding in the vernacular early on, the latter portions of the book can go deeper, penetrating the surface in a way that many other writers shy away from. Show Less
LibraryThing member lukeasrodgers
A good, if a bit dated, overview of contemporary Freudian psychoanalytic practice in New York in the late 70s, early 80s. The book interweaves a history of the field, its state in New York in the 70s, and reflections on a series of interview with one Aaron Green, a pseudonymous NYC Freudian
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psychoanalyst. Show Less
Subjects
Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — 1982)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1981
Physical description
192 p.; 5.2 inches
ISBN
0394710347 / 9780394710341