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

Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl is a landmark work of psychological writing rooted in lived experience. Presented as a classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust, it reflects on the human capacity to endure and to choose one’s attitude.

Synopsis

Before the war, Frankl was a prominent Viennese psychiatrist, a background that shaped his close observation of how he and others coped in Auschwitz. He notes that those who comforted fellow prisoners and shared what little they had often survived longer, offering a stark illustration that while much can be taken away, the ability to choose an attitude remains.

Frankl argues that the person a concentration camp prisoner became was shaped by an inner decision, not solely by the camp’s influences. From this, he develops the belief that humanity’s deepest desire is the search for meaning and purpose, and he presents a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living. Suitable for adult readers interested in psychology, resilience and reflective non-fiction.

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