When Nietzsche Wept

By (author): "Irvin D. Yalom"
Genres:Fiction books  Historical Fiction books  Novels books  Literature books  Philosophy books  Psychology books  
Publish Date: 1992
When Nietzsche Wept
ISBN0060748125
ISBN139780060748128
AsinWhen Nietzsche Wept
CharactersFriedrich Nietzsche, Josef Breuer, Lou Andreas-Salomé, Sigmund Freud
Original titleWhen Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession
A richly evocative novel set in 19th-century Vienna on the eve of the birth of psychoanalysis.The eminent physician Josef Breuer is asked to treat Friedrich Nietzsche's suicidal despair after the end of a love affair - without his knowing it. The doctor devises an ingenious plan, which ultimately involves a young intern named Sigmund Freud.