Title: Netsuke
Description: Ruled by his hunger for erotic encounters, a deeply wounded psychoanalyst seduces both patients and strangers with equal heat. Driven to compartmentalize his life, the doctor attempts to order and contain his lovers as he does his collection of rare netsuke, the precious miniature sculptures gifted to him by his wife. This riveting exploration of one psychoanalyst’s abuse of power unearths the startling introspection present within even the darkest heart.
Subjects: Fiction, Moral and ethical aspects, Netsukes, Psychoses, Sex between psychotherapist and patient, Sexual behavior, Collectors and collecting, Psychoanalysts, Fiction, psychological, Psychotherapists, fiction, Japan, fiction, New York Times reviewed