Love of Beginnings

by Jean-Bertrand Pontalis, James Greene

Winner of the Prix Femina and considered a masterpiece of autobiography, this is J. B. Pontalis' lyrical meditation on his own life. One of France's preeminent psychoanalysts, he is co-author of the classic The Language of Psychoanalysis and he has also been a member of the editorial committee of Les Temps Modernes.

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 1986

About the author

Jean-Bertrand Pontalis is a French philosopher, psychoanalyst and writer.

J.-B. Pontalis a reçu le Grand Prix de l'Académie française 2011 pour l'ensemble de son oeuvre.

Reviews

[Yasemin]

“Başlangıçların aşkı aşkların başlangıcından gelmiyorsa bize nereden geliyor? Devamı olmayan ve belki bundan ötürü sonu gelmeyecek aşkın başlangıcından.”

[Göker Makaskıran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Çeviri ağır ve güncel olmayan sözcüklerle dolu (merdümgiriz, alil, sermest vb.) ama otobiyografiyle deneme arasında gidip gelen bu kitabı okumak büyük zevkti, hiç bitmesin istedim.

[belisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

güzel, ilham verici bir metin, otobiyografik felsefe diye bir tür diyeceğim, kendi hikayesinden bir şeyler anlatıp felsefi çıkarımlar yapıyor

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

exceptionally beautiful autobiography by a prominent lacanian psychoanalyst. the book is often concerned with psychoanalysis and with philosophy (pontalis studied under sartre) but in the end it is predominantly a work of literature--and a rather great one, even.

[Morea pacifique · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it is the best book that J.B. Pontalis has ever written! He shows very well how things begin slowly but wonderfully. Hence the title!It's a complex patchwork of childhood and youth memories but also a tale about ordinary life in Paris.

[Greta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gusto mucho. lo lei de adolescente