The Cry of Mute Children: A Psychoanalytic Perspective of the Second Generation of the Holocaust [Hardcover]

Ilany Kogan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1853433217 | ISBN-13: 978-1853433214 | Publication Date: February 1996

'Ilany Kogan has written a powerful and astute book on the psychoanalytic treatment of the offspring of Holocaust survivors, drawing on her experience of being an analyst to some of their sons and daughters. Through an in-dept, sensitive presentation of eight analyses conducted with children of survivors, the author shows how the shadow of the Holocaust sets the stage for the intrapsychic drama played out by the second generation during the course of their analytic journey. These patients grapple with the meaning of the Holocaust - conscious and unconscious - in their own lives as well as the lives of their parents ... Illany Kogan's style is unique. She provides a depth and richness of detail in her patients' fantasy words, as well as her own experience of countertransference. She invites the reader to participate in the vicissitudes of the analytic process, including moments of frustration, analytic impasses and ruptures in the therapeutic alliance. Through her open, unassuming style

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Editorial Reviews

Review

'A precisely written, systematic book, easy to read, with theoretical thoughts about how to handle the patients and their problems.' Mittelweg 36 -- Mittelweg 36

'Ilany Kogan has written a book with so many truths in it that it should be required reading for all those colleagues who might be consulted by members of the second generation.' Prof Martin Wangh, Jerusalem University -- Prof Martin Wangh, Jerusalem University

'Ilany Kogan has written a powerful and astute book on the psychoanalytic treatment of the offspring of Holocaust survivors.' Dr Ann Adelman, Yale University -- Dr. Ann Adelman, Yale University

'Ilany Kogan's vivid description of the psychological fate of children of the survivors of Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps alerts us to the long-lasting effects of severe trauma and its transmission from one generation to the next.' Dr Dinora Pines, London -- Dr Dinora Pines, London --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 178 pages
• Publisher: Free Assn Books (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853433217
• ISBN-13: 978-1853433214
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,909,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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