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An existential psychologist on loneliness and identity in modern life
1953Slow paceMelancholic
What it is about
Rollo May describes the anxiety and emptiness that many people feel in modern society. He writes about loneliness, conformity and the search for identity. The book became a classic of existential psychology.
Who will enjoy it
Readers interested in psychology and philosophy.
What you will get
Written in the early 1950s.
Man's Search for Himself Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Existential psychology · Loneliness · Identity
Length
288 pages · ≈ 8 h
More about this book
Characters
Rollo May.
Setting
Modern society.
What makes it different
An early, readable work of existential psychology.
Feel
Serious and humane.
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