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Listen, Little Man!
A short, angry address to the ordinary person from a psychoanalyst
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What it is about
Wilhelm Reich wrote this short work as an outburst to the common man. He accuses ordinary people of accepting authority and avoiding responsibility. It was written in the 1940s.
Who will enjoy it
Readers interested in the history of psychology.
What you will get
Reich’s later theories are widely rejected.
Listen, Little Man! Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Psychoanalysis · Authority · Polemic
Length
96 pages · ≈ 3 h
More about this book
Characters
Wilhelm Reich.
Setting
Society in the 1940s.
What makes it different
A very short and emotional address.
Feel
Angry, urgent and bold.
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