In The Shadow of Fame
Subtitle: A Memoir by the Daughter of Erik H. Erikson
Publisher: Viking Adult; Viking
Published: February 7, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780670033744
Subjects: Erikson, Erik H; United States; Movements - Psychoanalysis; Biography And Autobiography; Psychoanalysis; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; History; Biography/Autobiography; Erikson, Erik H.; Social Scientists & Psychologists; Biography & Autobiography / Social Scientists & Psychologists; 1902-1994; Personal Memoirs; Psychoanalysts; (Erik Homburger),; 1902-; Biography
First sentence: I have been preoccupied for many years with the subject of fame.
Description: The daughter of the famed child psychologist recounts her father's rise to celebrity and her parents' attempt to heal their own childhood wounds through his fame, revealing Erik H. Erikson's ability to connect with strangers better than with members of his family.