Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist’s Memoir

Author：Irvin Yalom

Paperback: 352 pages

Publisher: Piatkus; 01 edition (3 Oct. 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 9780349410074

ISBN-13: 978-0349410074

ASIN: 0349410070

Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 2.6 x 23.5 cm

书籍简介

'I was born in Washington, DC, June 13, 1931, of parents who immigrated from Russia shortly after the first world war. Home was the inner city of Washington - a small apartment atop my parents' grocery store on First and Seaton Street. During my childhood, Washington was a segregated city, and I lived in the midst of a poor, black neighborhood. Life on the streets was often perilous. Indoor reading was my refuge and, twice a week, I made the hazardous bicycle trek to the central library at Seventh and K streets to stock up on supplies'.

Irvin Yalom is a gifted and lyrical writer whose memoir traces his life, from the apartment above his parents' grocery store to a world stage via the intimacy of his consulting room. The memoir includes his self-analysis and is interwoven with vignettes from patients whose stories have played such a central role in his life.

For his legion of fans, and anyone interested in the human psyche, this book is not to be missed.

作者简介

Dr Irvin Yalom is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and the author of many books, including Creatures of a Day and the bestselling Love's Executioner. He and his wife, the author Marilyn Yalom, live in Palo Alto, California.