As the daughter of the renowned psychoanalyst Erik H. Erikson, Sue Erikson Bloland has struggled to reconcile the public view of her father as a pioneering intellectual with the complex and rather insecure man whom she knew in private. In a portrait enriched by her own psychoanalytic training, Bloland describes her family both before and after the advent of Erikson’s renown and explores the ramifications of the pursuit of fame. In this beautifully written and moving memoir, Bloland presents a portrait of her life and describes the struggle we all face as we seek fulfillment and a sense of self-worth in a celebrity- obsessed society.
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Bloland’s emotionally stinging, intellectually acute recollections are sure to attract a large audience. -- Booklist
Bloland’s hard-won insights about fame are astute, and her analysis of its workings is unusually thoughtful. -- Los Angeles Times
Bloland’s hard-won insights about fame are astute, and her analysis of its workings is unusually thoughtful. -- Los Angeles Times
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Sue Erikson Bloland has written for the Atlantic Monthly and Psychoanalytic Dialogues. She is a practicing psychotherapist in New York City and a faculty member at the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis.
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I have been preoccupied for many years with the subject of fame. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Shadow of Fame, Anna Freud, Laurence Olivier, United States, Peter Blos, Tennessee Williams, Atlantic Monthly, Lawrence Friedman, Louis Armstrong, Snow White, Alice Miller, Austen Riggs Center, Erik Erikson, Identity's Architect, New Mexico, The Stockbridge School, While Dad New!
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I have been preoccupied for many years with the subject of fame. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Shadow of Fame, Anna Freud, Laurence Olivier, United States, Peter Blos, Tennessee Williams, Atlantic Monthly, Lawrence Friedman, Louis Armstrong, Snow White, Alice Miller, Austen Riggs Center, Erik Erikson, Identity's Architect, New Mexico, The Stockbridge School, While Dad New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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