to emphasize the truth that the salvation of people is not somewhere outside, but within ourselves.

Hope

In “When Nietzsche Wept,” Breuer asks Nietzsche, “What is the greatest evil given to humanity?” Nietzsche replies, “Hope, because it prolongs torment.” This taught me that hope tied to others brings suffering, but self-belief fosters strength and freedom. True hope must come from within.

In nineteenth-century Vienna, a drama of love, fate, and will is played out amid the intellectual ferment that defined the era. Josef Breuer, one of the founding fathers of psychoanalysis, is at the height of his career. Friedrich Nietzsche, Europe's greatest philosopher, is on the brink of suicidal despair, unable to find a cure for the headaches and other ailments that plague him. When he agrees to treat Nietzsche with his experimental “talking cure,” Breuer never expects that he too will find solace in their sessions. Only through facing his own inner demons can the gifted healer begin to help his patient. In When Nietzsche Wept, Irvin Yalom blends fact and fiction, atmosphere and suspense, to unfold an unforgettable story about the redemptive power of friendship.

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