The Schopenhauer Cure: A Novel (P.S.) by Irvin Yalom

The Schopenhauer Cure: A Novel (P.S.)



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The Schopenhauer Cure: A Novel (P.S.) Irvin Yalom
Language: English
Page: 384
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0060938102, 9780060938109
Publisher: Harper Perennial

From Publishers Weekly

Having taken on the origins of psychotherapy in the popular When Nietzsche Wept, psychiatrist-novelist Yalom now turns to group therapy and the thinker sometimes known as the "philosopher of pessimism," in this meticulous, occasionally slow-moving book. Julius Hertzfeld, a successful therapist in San Francisco, is shocked by the news that he suffers from terminal cancer. Moved to reassess his life's work, he contacts Philip Slate, whose three years of therapy for sexual addiction Julius describes as an "old-time major-league failure." Philip is now training to be a therapist himself, guided by the writings of Arthur Schopenhauer, and he offers to teach Julius about Schopenhauer as a way of helping him deal with his looming death. Julius and Philip strike a deal: Julius will serve as Philip's clinical supervisor, but only if Philip joins the ongoing therapy group Julius leads. To complicate matters further, Pam, a group member, is one of the hundreds of women Philip seduced and then rejected. Yalom often refers to his books as "teaching novels," and his re-creation of a working therapy group is utterly convincing. At the same time, his approach can be overly documentary, as the inner workings of therapy, often repetitious and self-referential, absorb much of the novel's momentum. A parallel account of Schopenhauer's life sheds light on the philosopher's intellectual triumphs and emotional difficulties.
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Review

“As a novel of ideas, this book effectively explores loss, sexual desire, and the search for meaning.” (Library Journal )

“A beautifully wrought tale of a therapy group’s final year and a moving debate about the end of life.” (Kirkus Reviews )

“Meticulous. [Yalom’s] re-creation of a working therapy group is utterly convincing.” (Publishers Weekly )

“The world’s first accurate group-therapy novel, a mezmerizing story of two men’s search for meaning.” (Greensboro News & Record )

“Yalom’s melding of philosophy, pedantry, psychiatry and literature result in a surprisingly engaging novel of ideas.” (San Francisco Chronicle )

“Considers the value and limits of therapy and those points at which philosophy and psychology converge.” (Washington Post )

“Yalom’s enthusiasm is contagious. And he certainly knows how to tell a page-turning story.” (Los Angeles Times )

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