Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust

Frankl, Viktor E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846041244 ISBN 13: 9781846041242

Publisher: Rider, 2008

A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that he and other inmates coped with the experience of being in Auschwitz. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances.

The sort of person the prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone. Only those who allowed their inner hold on their moral and spiritual selves to subside eventually fell victim to the camp's degenerating influence - while those who made a victory of those experiences turned them into an inner triumph.

Frankl came to believe that man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living.

Review:

"Remarkable...It changed my life and became a part of all that I live and all that I teach."

"An enduring work of survival literature." (New York Times)

"A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive" (John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas)

"I have loved this book for so many years, and I think every human being should read it." (Simon Sinek)

"Viktor Frankl...one of the moral heroes of the 20th century. His insights into human freedom, dignity and the search for meaning are deeply humanizing, and have the power to transform lives. His works are essential reading for those who seek to understand the human condition."

Book Description:

Translated into at least 24 languages and with over 12 million copies sold worldwide, Man's Search for Meaning is one of the seminal pieces of literature to emerge from the Second World War.