When Nietzsche Wept

Author of numerous bestsellers Irvin D. Yalom presents a captivating blend of facts and fiction, a drama of love, fate, and will, unfolding against the backdrop of the intellectual ferment of 19th century Vienna, on the eve of the birth of psychoanalysis. An extraordinary patient... A talented healer tormented by anguish... A secret pact. The combination of these elements gives rise to an unforgettable saga of the supposed interactions between the greatest philosopher of Europe (F. Nietzsche) and one of the founding fathers of psychoanalysis (J. Breuer). Yalom draws into the action not only Nietzsche and Breuer but also Lou Salomé, "Anna O," and the young intern Sigmund Freud.