Bern after the Second World War, German war refugees, farmers in the Emmental, bizarre and quirky originals. The girl grows up privileged in a villa district. Her mother and father, both emotionally barren, are psychoanalytically trained doctors and idolize Sigmund Freud. This has far-reaching consequences. The reader experiences the young woman’s turbulent intellectual and erotic development, her professional victories and defeats and her love affairs. As a psychotherapist, she fights against misery and for a better lot for refugees, for example in Rwanda and during the Balkan wars. The biography illustrates a fascinating piece of contemporary history. Open, self-critical and touching.
The book was awarded the second prize of the Swiss Autobiography Award at the University of Zurich in 2023.
The book was awarded the second prize of the Swiss Autobiography Award at the University of Zurich in 2023.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 164 ● ISBN 9781642683578 ● File size 0.6 MB ● Publisher novum publishing ● City Neckenmarkt ● Country AT ● Published 2024 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9497192 ● Copy protection Social DRM