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The Interpretation of Murder

The Interpretation of Murder opens on a hot summer night in 1909 as Sigmund Freud arrives in New York. Among those waiting to greet him is Dr. Stratham Younger, a gifted physician who is one of Freud?s most ardent American supporters. And so begins the visit that will be the great genius?s first?and only?journey to America. The morning after Freud?s arrival, in an opulent penthouse across the city, a woman is discovered murdered?whipped, mutilated, and strangled with a white silk tie. The next day, a rebellious heiress named Nora Acton barely escapes becoming the killer?s second victim. Yet, suffering from hysteria, Miss Acton cannot remember the terrifying incident or her attacker. Asked to consult on the case, Dr. Younger calls on the visiting Freud to guide him through the girl?s analysis. The Interpretation of Murder is an intricately plotted, elegantly wrought entertainment filled with delicious surprises, subtle sleights of hand, and fascinating ideas. Drawing on Freud?s case histories, Shakespeare?s Hamlet, and the rich history of New York, this remarkable novel marks the debut of a brilliantly engaging new storyteller.

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  • "The Interpretation of Murder opens on a hot summer night in 1909 as Sigmund Freud arrives in New York. Among those waiting to greet him is Dr. Stratham Younger, a gifted physician who is one of Freud?s most ardent American supporters. And so begins the visit that will be the great genius?s first?and only?journey to America. The morning after Freud?s arrival, in an opulent penthouse across the city, a woman is discovered murdered?whipped, mutilated, and strangled with a white silk tie. The next day, a rebellious heiress named Nora Acton barely escapes becoming the killer?s second victim. Yet, suffering from hysteria, Miss Acton cannot remember the terrifying incident or her attacker. Asked to consult on the case, Dr. Younger calls on the visiting Freud to guide him through the girl?s analysis. The Interpretation of Murder is an intricately plotted, elegantly wrought entertainment filled with delicious surprises, subtle sleights of hand, and fascinating ideas. Drawing on Freud?s case histories, Shakespeare?s Hamlet, and the rich history of New York, this remarkable novel marks the debut of a brilliantly engaging new storyteller."@en
  • "On the morning after Sigmund Freud arrives in New York on his first -- and only -- visit to the United States, a stunning debutante is found bound and strangled in her penthouse apartment, high above Broadway. The following night, another beautiful heiress, Nora Acton, is discovered tied to a chandelier in her parents' home, viciously wounded and unable to speak or to recall her ordeal. Soon Freud and his American disciple, Stratham Younger, are enlisted to help Miss Acton recover her memory, and to piece together the killer's identity. It is a riddle that will test their skills to the limit, and lead them on a thrilling journey -- into the darkest places of the city, and of the human mind."@en
  • "S'inspirant de l'unique voyage de Sigmund Freud à New York en 1909, l'auteur nous livre un thriller historique où le philosophe et ses disciples croisent, dans un New York en pleine mutation, un tueur au goût affirmé pour les jeunes et provocantes héritières. Premier roman."
  • "International Bestseller#1 U.K. BestsellerThe Wall Street Journal BestsellerLos Angeles Times BestsellerIn the summer of 1909, Sigmund Freud arrived by steamship in New York Harbor for a short visit to America. Though he would live another thirty years, he would never return to this country. Little is known about the week he spent in Manhattan, and Freud's biographers have long speculated as to why, in his later years, he referred to Americans as "savages" and "criminals." In The Interpretation of Murder, Jed Rubenfeld weaves the facts of Freud's visit into a riveting, atmospheric story of corruption and murder set all over turn-of-the-century New York. Drawing on case histories, Shakespeare's Hamlet, and the historical details of a city on the brink of modernity, The Interpretation of Murder introduces a brilliant new storyteller, a novelist who, in the words of The New York Times, "will be no ordinary pop-cultural sensation.""@en
  • "It has been said that a mystery novel is "about something" and a literary tale is not. The Interpretation of Murder has legitimate claims to both genres. It is most definitely about something, and also replete with allusions to and explications of Shakespeare, to the very beginnings of psychology, to the infighting between psychoanalytic giants--all written in a style that an author with literary aspirations might well envy. In 1909, Drs. Freud and Jung visit Manhattan. They no sooner arrive when a young socialite is murdered, followed by another attempted murder, bearing the same characteristics. In the second case, the victim lives. She has lost her voice and cannot remember anything. The young doctor, Stratham Younger, who has invited Freud to speak at his University, soon involves Dr. Freud in the case. Freud, saying that Nora's case will require a time committment that he does not have, turns her over to Younger. The rudiments of Nora's case are based on Freud's famous Dora, complete with sexual perversions, convoluted twists and turns and downright lies. That is just one of the myriad plot lines in the novel, all of which are intricate, interesting and plausible. All it takes for all of the incidents to be true is a great deal of bad will--and it is abundant here! There are politicians who are less than statesmen, city employees at work for themselves and not the city, doctors who will do anything to undermine Freud's theories, thereby saving the neurotics for themselves, and opportunists at every level of society, seeking psychological or material advantage. Carl Jung is portrayed by turns as secretive, mysterious, odd, and just plain nuts, while Freud remains a gentleman whose worst problem is his bladder. Not the least interesting aspect of the book is all the turn-of-the-century New York lore: bridge building, great mansions, the Astor versus Vanderbilt dustup, immigrant involvement, fabulous entertaining, auto versus carriage. Despite the tangle of tales, debut author Jed Rubenfeld finishes it with."@en
  • "In 1909, as a sadistic killer stalks Manhattan's wealthiest heiresses, Sigmund Freud is called in by American analyst Dr. Stratham Younger to assist him in interviewing Nora Acton, a hysterical survivor of the killer who can recall nothing about the attack."
  • "Als Freud in 1909 een poosje in Amerika verblijft om een reeks lezingen te houden, raakt hij betrokken bij enkele moorden."
  • "Dr. Freud is called in when a young women and her parents are attacked by a killer and she can't remember the details of the attack."
  • "An Intricate Tale of murder and the mind's most dangerous mysteries The Interpretation of Murder opens on a hot summer night in 1909 as Sigmund Freud arrives in New York. Among those waiting to greet him is Dr. Stratham Younger, a gifted physician who is one of Freud's most ardent American supporters. And so begins the visit that will be the great genius's first and only journey to America. The morning after Freud's arrival, in an opulent penthouse across the city, a woman is discovered murdered whipped, mutilated, and strangled with a white silk tie. The next day, a rebellious heiress named Nora Acton barely escapes becoming the killer s second victim. Yet, suffering from hysteria, Miss Acton cannot remember the terrifying incident or her attacker. Asked to consult on the case, Dr. Younger calls on the visiting Freud to guide him through the girl's analysis. The Interpretation of Murder is an intricately plotted, elegantly wrought entertainment filled with delicious surprises, subtle sleights of hand, and fascinating ideas. Drawing on Freud s case histories, Shakespeare's Hamlet, and the rich history of New York, this remarkable novel marks the debut of a brilliantly engaging new storyteller."@en
  • "Manche Verbrechen entziehen sich jeder Analyse Als Sigmund Freud 1909 in New York zu einer Vorlesungsreise eintrifft, treibt in der Stadt ein diabolischer Killer sein Unwesen. Eine junge Frau überlebt, doch die schrecklichen Erlebnisse haben sie sprachlos gemacht. Kann Freud dem Täter mit den Mitteln der Psychoanalyse auf die Spur kommen? Ein hochspannender Thriller aus dem New York der Jahrhundertwende. Im August 1909 trifft Sigmund Freud in Begleitung von Carl Jung und Sándor Ferenczi mit dem Schiff in New York ein, um an der Clark University eine Vorlesung über Psychoanalyse zu halten. Empfangen werden sie von ihrem amerikanischen Kollegen Stratham Younger. Zur gleichen Zeit geschieht in einem Luxusapartment ein grausamer Mord an einer jungen Frau. Sie hängt an einen Kronleuchter gefesselt, ihr Körper wurde geschändet. Als kurz darauf eine weitere Tochter aus höherem Hause auf ähnliche Weise misshandelt wird und nur knapp mit dem Leben davonkommt, macht sich die Polizei auf die Suche nach dem Serientäter. Da das Opfer nach der Attacke unter Amnesie und Stimmverlust leidet, wird Younger konsultiert, der die junge Frau mit Freuds Hilfe zu analysieren versucht. Schon bald stecken sie mitten in einem komplexen Kriminalfall, der in die höchsten Kreise der New Yorker Gesellschaft führt. Im Jahr 1909 machte Sigmund Freud in Begleitung seines damaligen Schülers C.G. Jung seine einzige Reise in die USA, um an der Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, eine Vorlesungsreihe über Psychoanalyse zu halten. Trotz des großen Erfolgs seiner Reise äußerte sich Freud in späteren Jahren stets so darüber, als hätte er in den Vereinigten Staaten ein großes Trauma erlitten. Er bezeichnete die Amerikaner als "Wilde", und er machte Amerika für körperliche Beschwerden verantwortlich, die ihn schon lange vor 1909 geplagt hatten. Freuds Biografen haben über dieses Geheimnis gerätselt und spekuliert, ob nicht ein bislang unbekanntes Ereignis in Amerika hinter diesem sonst völlig unerklärlichen Verhalten stecken könnte. "Fesselnde Mischung aus Thriller und historischem Roman." Playboy "Einfach fantastisch!" GQ "Ein einzigartiger Roman!" The New York Times"
  • "New York 1909. Der berühmte Sigmund Freud trifft in der Metropole ein, er wurde von der Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, zu einer Vorlesungsreihe über Psychonanalyse eingeladen, begleitet von C.G. Jung. Freud wird in den USA angefeindet, er hat aber auch begeisterte Anhänger wie den jungen Kollegen Stratham Younger. Zeitgleich treibt in New York ein Frauenmörder sein Unwesen. ... Younger soll durch eine Analyse die Hintergründe des Verbrechens klären. Er bittet den grossen Meister um Hilfe - mit unerwarteten Ergebnissen."
  • "On the morning after Sigmund Freud arrives in New York on his first--and only--visit to the United States, a stunning debutante is found bound and strangled in her penthouse apartment, high above Broadway. The following night, another beautiful heiress, Nora Acton, is discovered tied to a chandelier in her parents' home, viciously wounded and unable to speak or to recall her ordeal. Soon Freud and his American disciple, Stratham Younger, are enlisted to help Miss Acton recover her memory, and to piece together the killer's identity. It is a riddle that will test their skills to the limit, and lead them on a thrilling journey--into the darkest places of the city, and of the human mind."@en
  • "Sigmund Freud uses his psychoanalytical skills to help solve the murders of New York society heiresses."@en

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  • "Roman historique"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Crime & Mystery"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "American fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Detektivní romány"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "Fiction"@he
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Translations"
  • "Detective novels"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Roman policier"

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  • "The Interpretation of Murder"@en
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  • "Sarin ŭi haesŏk : Jedŭ Rŏbenp'eldŭ changp'yŏn sosŏl = The interpretation of murder"
  • "La Interpretación del asesinato"
  • "謀殺的解析"
  • "The interpretation of murder : a novel"
  • "The interpretation of murder : a novel"@en
  • "Analys av ett mord"@sv
  • "The Interpretation of murder : a novel"
  • "The Interpretation of Murder : a Novel"@en
  • "Giải mã vụ án mạng : tiểu thuyé̂t"
  • "Morddeutung : Roman"
  • "The Interpretation of Murder:A Novel"@en
  • "פשר הרצח : רומן"
  • "Tumačenja ubistva"
  • "Morddeutung"
  • "Mou sha de jie xi"
  • "L'interprétation des meurtres"
  • "Sarin ŭi haesŏk"
  • "The interpretation of murder a novel"@en
  • "Morddeutung Roman"
  • "Analýza vraždy"
  • "Tumačenje umorstva"
  • "살인의해석 : 제드러벤펠드장편소설 = The interpretation of murder"
  • "Sekret Freuda"@pl
  • "Sekret Freuda"
  • "Mordets analyse"@da
  • "Tumačenje ubistva"
  • "Pesher ha-retsaḥ"
  • "La interpretación del asesinato"
  • "La interpretación del asesinato"@es
  • "The interpretation of murder"@en
  • "The interpretation of murder"
  • "La Interpretació del crim"@ca
  • "Giải mã vụ án mạngVương quốc phấn son"
  • "Moordduiding"
  • "פשר הרצח"
  • "谋杀的解析"
  • "La interpretació del crim"
  • "L'interprétation des meurtres : roman"
  • "Mou Sha De Jie Xi = The Interpretation of Murder"
  • "The Interpretation of Murder"

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