In his new book, Argentine psychoanalyst Jorge Bucay uses an unexpected literary device — he swaps the narrator and the listener, building a narrative from the point of view of … a client visiting a psychotherapist.
In his new book, Argentine psychoanalyst Jorge Bucay uses an unexpected literary device — he swaps the narrator and the listener, building a narrative from the point of view of … a client visiting a psychotherapist. And this psychotherapist, of course, is none other than fat Jorge, a Gestaltist from Buenos Aires. Young Demian is concerned about many issues that are familiar to every young person: problems at the institute, relationships with parents, love and friendship, finding his place in life … Session after session, Demian comes to Jorge, and he invariably gives the young man the opportunity to see the familiar situation from the most unexpected side telling him stories and parables. “It is much more important to give not a fish, but a fishing rod,” is the best description that can be selected for this book. Jorge Bukay does not give Demian (and the reader along with him) ready-made answers to questions about the meaning of life — he helps to get enough air into his lungs to start looking for them.
Meshcheryakov Publishing House, 320 p.