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| Genre/Form: | Detective and mystery stories Historical fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Sigmund Freud; C G Jung |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jed Rubenfeld |
| ISBN: | 9780755331420 0755331427 9780755334797 0755334795 |
| OCLC Number: | 76798439 |
| Notes: | Originally published: New York: H. Holt, 2006. |
| Awards: | Winner of British Book Awards: Best Read of the Year 2007. Winner of BookScan Gold Awards 2007. |
| Description: | 533 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Jed Rubenfeld. |
Abstract:
An intricately plotted literary thriller that uses Freud's theories and Shakespeare's HAMLET to solve a devious crime, this is a novel in the bestselling tradition of Caleb Carr's THE ALIENIST and Matthew Pearl's THE DANTE CLUB.
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'A spectacular debut... fiendishly clever... a fascinating recreation of a golden age in which much of the New York of today is recognisable' -- Guardian 'Rubenfeld writes beautifully, his style skillfully evoking the period, as he weaves all these threads into an intriguing mystery with a fascinating glimpse into the early days of psychoanalysis' -- Sunday Telegraph 'An unusually intelligent novel which entertains, informs and intrigues on several levels' -- The Times Read more...
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