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Frink and Freud - by Pierre Péju (Paperback)

Frink and Freud - by  Pierre Péju (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"In 1909, while on a fundraising lecture tour in America, Sigmund Freud met Horace Frink, an early disciple of his theories of psychoanalysis, whose traumatic childhood and complicated personal life later cast a shadow over Freud's professional career--and came close to destroying his reputation. This little-known and ultimately tragic true story of two divorces, three deaths, and a émnageà quatre, as well as the questionable motives behind Freud's involvement in it, is the subject of a groundbreaking collaboration between artist and animator Lionel Richerand and the prizewinning philosopher, biographer, and novelist Pierre éPju."--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The fateful meeting of Freud and Horace Frink, and the ensuing scandal that nearly destroyed psychoanalysis</b> <p/> In 1909, while on a fundraising lecture tour in America, Sigmund Freud met Horace Frink, an early disciple of his theories of psychoanalysis, whose traumatic childhood and complicated personal life later cast a shadow over Freud's professional career--and came close to destroying his reputation. This little-known and ultimately tragic true story of two divorces, three deaths, and a ménage à quatre, as well as the questionable motives behind Freud's involvement in it, is the subject of a groundbreaking collaboration between artist and animator Lionel Richerand and the prizewinning philosopher, biographer, and novelist Pierre Péju. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>French artist and animator <b>Lionel Richerand</b> studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, specializing in illustration and directing animated films. In 2007, he published <i>Petit conte léguminesque, </i> and later directed <i>The Fear of the Wolf</i>. He is currently preparing his own feature film and several comic book projects. <b>Pierre Péju</b> is a French philosopher, novelist, and essayist, whose best-known works are the prizewinning novels <i>Le rire de l'ogre</i> and <i>The Girl from the Chartreuse.</i> <br>

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