Synopsis "The Schopenhauer Cure"

From the internationally bestselling author of Love's Executioner and When Nietzsche Wept, comes a novel of group therapy with a cast of memorably wounded characters struggling to heal pain and change livesSuddenly confronted with his own mortality after a routine checkup, eminent psychotherapist Julius Hertzfeld is forced to reexamine his life and work -- and seeks out Philip Slate, a sex addict whom he failed to help some twenty years earlier. Yet Philip claims to be cured -- miraculously transformed by the pessimistic teachings of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer -- and is, himself, a philosophical counselor in training. Philip's dour, misanthropic stance compels Julius to invite Philip to join his intensive therapy group in exchange for tutoring on Schopenhauer. But with mere months left, life may be far too short to help Philip or to compete with him for the hearts and minds of the group members. And then again, it might be just long enough.

Irvin D. Yalom

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Irvin D. Yalom is the son of Russian parents. A Doctor of Medicine, a professional psychologist, and a professor of psychiatry at the prestigious Stanford University, his scientific and literary contributions have earned him great recognition. He is the author of the novels When Nietzsche Wept and A Year with Schopenhauer, translated worldwide, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies due to reader recommendations.

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