THE EXAMINED LIFE: HOW WE LOSE AND FIND OURSELVES

Book ID/图书代码： 11701212B55628

English Summary/英文概要： The world bedevils us. To make sense of it, we tell ourselves stories. Here, in a series of short, vivid, dramatic tales, using psychoanalytic insight without psychoanalytic jargon, THE EXAMINED LIFE tracks the collaborative journey of therapist and patient as they uncover the extraordinary hidden feelings behind apparently ordinary behaviour.

Each of us understands our life by looking backwards, but we must live it forwards. THE EXAMINED LIFE triggers memories and feelings, drawing us into each story - sparking new ideas about the future and encouraging us to understand the hidden desires that shape our lives.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我們總以史為鑒來認識生活，但所有的希望和恐懼都來自未來

這個世界讓我們飽受折磨，為了說服自己，於是我們開始對自己說故事…

The Examined Life中提供一系列生動有趣的故事，讓心理醫生與病患共同發掘隱藏在平常生活下不尋常的心理問題！當中的故事，必能引起讀者的共鳴，想起曾有過的回憶、心情。

當故事與自身經驗產生連結時，作者以心理分析的角度看問題，使用淺顯易懂的話語解釋，並用新穎的方式激勵讀者，重新掌握生活！作者Stephen Grosz用專業的心理分析研究解釋生活，不過這本書面對的不僅是專業的教授和學者，而是任何對主導生活的潛意識欲望感興趣的人。(Celia&Iris)

Awards/获奖情况：“a fascinating collection of quiet stories about very real human predicaments: the listening cure at its best” Patrick McGrath "I couldn’t put this down - I read about other people, but learned about myself at the same time. Real stories can be so much more fascinating than fictional ones, especially with Stephen Grosz. No preaching, no clichés - just wisdom." Victoria Hislop

“Grosz’s vignettes are so brilliantly put together that they read like pieces of bare, illuminating fiction … It is this combination of tenacious detective work, remarkable compassion and sheer, unending curiosity for the oddities of the human heart that makes these stories utterly captivating.” Robert Collins, Sunday Times

“[a] fine and moving book … The tact, patience and understatement, which are particular components of this writer’s wisdom, remind the reader that Grosz’s insights and empathy result from thousands of hours with patients. They are also generated by the mastery of structure and language involved in writing a book of this quality.” Anthony Rudolf, The Jewish Chronicle

“A beautifully judged, wonderfully readable book with an unusually clear and kind voice. There is a rare integrity in the writing: no showing off, just honest attention to each trusted relationship. I read the whole thing in one sitting, cover to cover.” Ruth Padel

“Engaging, frank, and with many penetrating insights. His short, succinct chapters have both the tension and the satisfaction of miniature detective or mystery stories… A stimulating book.” Michael Holroyd, The Spectator

“Intensely readable… As a reminder of the strangeness of human existence, the myriad ways we find of making ourselves unhappy and the perplexing resourcefulness of the unconscious mind, Grosz’s book is a worthwhile addition to the literature of the examined life.” Jane Shilling, New Statesman

“as compelling as detective fiction” Sunday Times ‘Must Reads’ column

THE EXAMINED LIFE: UK: Chatto (pub January 2013); US: Norton; Canada: Random House; Brazil: Zahar Jose; China: Publishing House of Electronics Industry; Germany: Fischer; Greece: Patakis; Holland: Atlas Contact; Israel: Kinneret; Italy: Mondadori; Korea: Tornado; Lithuania: Alma Littera; Portugal: Bertrand; Spain: Random House Mondadori; Taiwan: offer; Turkey: offer

About the Author/作者介绍： Stephen Grosz出生於1952年美國印第安那州，1975年移居英國。畢業於柏克萊大學和牛津大學。從事心理分析師一職長達25年，具有豐富的第一線經驗。目前於倫敦大學心理學系敎授臨床心理學、心理分析理論。

Stephen Grosz was born in Indiana in 1952, moving to the United Kingdom in 1975. He was educated at Berkeley and Oxford. A practicing psychoanalyst for twenty-five years, he teaches clinical technique at the Institute of Psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic theory at the Psychoanalysis Unit, University College London.

Format:HARDCOVER

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：OPTIONED

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights sold:
UK: Chatto
US: Norton
Canada: Random House
Brazil: Zahar Jose
Germany: Fischer
Greece: Patakis
Holland: Mouria
Italy: Mondadori
Portugal: Temas & Debates
Spain: Random House Mondadori

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