Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl is a compelling and thought-provoking account of his time as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. In this work, Frankl not only recounts the horrors of camp life but also introduces his psychotherapeutic technique called logotherapy.
Rather than providing a linear narrative of his time in the camps, Frankl focuses on explaining how the daily struggles affected the mental state of inmates. He identifies three mental stages typical prisoners pass through: shock upon arrival, apathy and “emotional death” after becoming accustomed to camp life, and disillusionment with life after liberation.
Man’s Search for Meaning By Viktor Frankl Book Info:
- Publisher: Beacon Press
- Published: June 1, 2006
- Pages: 141
- Size: 0.9