Becoming Myself : A Psychiatrist's Memoir

Resumen del libro

'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.

Biografía del autor

Irvin D. Yalom es una de las figuras más destacadas en el campo de la psicoterapia. Doctor en medicina, psicólogo de profesión y profesor de psiquiatría en la prestigiosa universidad de Stanford, sus aportaciones científicas y literarias le han valido un gran reconocimiento.<br> Es autor de las obras publicadas en Destino Mirar al sol, El don de la terapia, El día que Nietzsche lloró, El problema de Spinoza, La cura Schopenhauer, Criaturas de un día, Memorias de un psiquiatra, Inseparables (escrito a cuatro manos junto a su esposa Marilyn Yalom) y Desde el diván, traducidas en todo el mundo y que se han ganado el favor de cinco millones de lectores.