A mad desire to dance.
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]A mad desire to dance.
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number813.54/0134
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]07899
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]New York, New York, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Schocken Books
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2009
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]274p.
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Book
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9780805212129
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Doriel a European expatriate living in New York suffers from a profound sense of desperation and loss.His mother, a member of the Resistance, survived World War II only to die in an accident, together with his father, soon after. Doriel turns to Dr. Therese Goldschmidt, a psychoanalyst who finds herself particularly intrigued by her patient. The two enter into an uneasy relationship based on exchange: of dreams, histories, and secrets. Despite Doriel's initial resistance, Dr. Goldschmidt helps to bring him to a crossroads - and to a shocking denouement