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In a work of startling originality, Professor Brett Kahr has resurrected Donald Winnicott from the dead and has invited him for a memorable cup of tea at 87 Chester Square - his former London residence - where the two men discuss Winnicott's life and work in compelling detail. With original drawings by Alison Bechdel, best-selling author and illustrator of Fun Home and Are You My Mother?, this 'posthumous interview' will be the perfect guide for students and the ideal present for colleagues.
List of contents
Interviews with Icons -- Books by Brett Kahr -- Introductory Note -- Dramatis Personae -- The Interview -- The resurrection of Dr Winnicott -- The making of a maverick -- An undistinguished physician -- On Strachey's couch -- Mrs Klein and the "sub-Kleinians" -- Lurching towards war -- Surviving hatred -- A crash course in Winnicottiana -- The white heat of the consulting room -- A psychoanalytic maestro -- Epilogue -- Biographical Register -- Recommended Readings
About the author
Professor Brett Kahr is Senior Fellow at Tavistock Relationships, in the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology, London, and, Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Psychotherapy and Mental Health at the Centre for Child Mental Health. A registrant of both the British Psychoanalytic Council and the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, he has written or edited nine books and serves as Series Editor or Co-Editor to the Forensic Psychotherapy Monograph Series and the History of Psychoanalysis Series for Karnac Books. He is also a Trustee of the Freud Museum London. He has worked in the mental health field for over thirty-five years. His most recent book is 'Coffee with Freud', and his forthcoming book is entitled 'Winnicott's Anni Horribiles: The Creation of 'Hate in the Counter-Transference''. Alison Bechdel is an American cartoonist. Originally best known for the long-running comic strip 'Dykes to Watch Out For', she came to critical success in 2006 with her graphic memoir 'Fun Home', which was subsequently adapted as a musical and won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. She is a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur 'Genius' Award.
Summary
This book is about a conversation between Professor Brett Kahr and Donald Winnicott, who was resurrected from the dead and invited for tea at Kahr's London residence. With original drawings, it presents the 'posthumous interview' on Winnicott's life and work, and is a perfect guide for students.
