Clinical Fictions
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Clinical Fictions

Psychoanalytic Novelists and Short Story Writers

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eBook - ePub

Clinical Fictions

Psychoanalytic Novelists and Short Story Writers

About this book

Clinical Fictions: Psychoanalytic Novelists and Short Story Writers is the first book to explore works of fiction written by prominent psychoanalysts.

Broken down into thematic sections, the book traces the literary output of pioneering psychoanalysts such as Julia Kristeva, Bruce Fink, Thomas Odgen, and Gregorio Kohon, among others. Berman looks at works of historical fiction, detective fiction, and the short story, and shows how recurring themes typical of these genres can be understood both psychoanalytically and through a literary lens. The works included investigate experiences of childhood adversity, life in dystopian societies, experiences of psychosis, bodily autonomy, personal loss and, above all, trauma. Unpacking these themes, and their depiction through fiction, Berman gives the reader the tools to apply psychoanalytic literary theory to further works. Interweaving his personal correspondence with authors, including a heartwarming exchange with Cliff Wilkerson, Berman offers unparalleled access to the inner workings of the writers' minds.

This book will be of interest to students and researchers using psychoanalytic literary theory, as well as mental health practitioners who are interested in the intersections between literature and psychoanalysis and discovering new ways of probing the unspoken and unconscious.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040384688
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Endorsements
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. Part I Historical Fiction
  11. Chapter 1 Julia Kristeva: Teresa, My Love: An Imagined Life of the Saint of Avila
  12. Chapter 2 James Herman Kleiger: The 11th Inkblot
  13. Part II Detective Fiction
  14. Chapter 3 Jonathan Kellerman: The Clinic
  15. Chapter 4 Alan Krohn: The Mind’s Eye
  16. Chapter 5 Richard P. Kluft: A Sinister Subtraction
  17. Chapter 6 Bruce Fink: The Inspector Canal Novels
  18. Part III Privileging Fiction Over Psychoanalysis
  19. Chapter 7 Gregorio Kohon: Red Parrot, Wooden Leg
  20. Chapter 8 Thomas Ogden’s Fiction
  21. Chapter 9 Arlene Heyman: Scary Old Sex and Artifact
  22. Chapter 10 Austin Ratner: The Jump Artist and In the Land of the Living
  23. Chapter 11 Joan Wexler: A Pot from Shards and Make Me the Sky
  24. Chapter 12 Cordelia Schmidt-Hellerau: Memento
  25. Chapter 13 Cliff Wilkerson: The Cotton Flower
  26. Part IV The Jacobs Brothers
  27. Chapter 14 Theodore Jacobs: The Year of Durocher and The Way It Ends
  28. Chapter 15 Daniel Jacobs: The Distance from Home
  29. Part V Short Fiction
  30. Chapter 16 Merle Molofsky: Necessary Voices
  31. Chapter 17 Richard Reichbart: Curious Stories of Diverse Places
  32. Chapter 18 Christopher Gibson: Tales from the Unconscious
  33. Chapter 19 Irene Cairo: Inside Out: Intimate Voices
  34. Chapter 20 Luke Hadge: Psychoanalytic Stories
  35. Chapter 21 Other Psychoanalytic Fiction Worth Reading
  36. Conclusion
  37. Index