Coffee with Freud (The Interviews with Icons Series)

Coffee with Freud (The Interviews with Icons Series)

Professor Brett Kahr, an award-winning biographer and scholar of long-standing, has resurrected Sigmund Freud from the dead and has invited him for a memorable cup of coffee―a pleasurable interlude in which the two men discuss Freud’s life and work in compelling detail.<br /><br />After digesting Kahr’s highly accessible “posthumous interview” with Freud, readers will have come to acquire a thorough overview of Freud’s corpus of writings, and will appreciate the historical context in which he scripted his pioneering psychoanalytical contributions.<br /><br />A highly creative exercise in “imaginative non-fiction”, this book – the second in a new series entitled <i>Interviews with Icons</i> – will delight novices and experienced professionals alike.<br /><br />Illustrated by Alison Bechdel--winner of the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” award and author of <i>Fun Home</i> -- this book will be the perfect guide for both students and scholars, and the ideal gift for colleagues.