Book description
From the acclaimed author of Love's Executioner and Schopenhauerâs Couch, comes a âfascinatingâŠshrewd intellectual thrillerâ (Los Angeles Times Book Review) about pioneering Viennese psychoanalyst Josef Breuer and his intriguing patientâFriedrich Nietzsche
In nineteenth-century Vienna, a drama of love, fate, and will is played out amid the intellectual ferment that definedâŠ
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1 author picked When Nietzsche Wept as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love how this unique work of fiction brings together Viennese-age psychoanalysis, a love story, a profound friendship, and the treatment of the soul, all in one neat package. I enjoyed how the plot takes advantage of historical truths to provide context.
The most entertaining piece of historical fiction I have ever read.
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