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Man's Search For Meaning
  • Published: 1 July 2004
  • ISBN: 9781844132393
  • Imprint: Rider
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $30.00

Man's Search For Meaning

The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust

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Man's Search For Meaning is undoubtedly one of the seminal pieces of literature to emerge from World War 2: a moving account of Viktor Frankl's experiences in Auschwitz and what we can learn from them. It has been translated into at least 24 languages and sold over 16 million copies worldwide.

OVER 16 MILLION COPIES SOLD

One of the seminal pieces of literature to emerge from World War 2, this is the moving true story of psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl's time as a prisoner in Auschwitz and what we can learn from his experience.

'A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

In 1942, just months after marrying his wife, Viktor Frankl and his family were sent, first to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, and then to Auschwitz.

A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Frankle was uniquely able to observe the way that he and other inmates coped with the experience of being in in the notorious concentration camp.

He noticed that it was those who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances.

He noticed that the sort of person a prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone - only those who allowed their hold on their moral and spiritual selves to subside eventually fell victim to the camp's degenerating influence, while those who made a victory of those experiences turned them into an inner triumph.

Through his experiences, Frankl came to believe that man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding and inspiring work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living.

Praise for Man’s Search for Meaning:

‘Remarkable...It changed my life and became a part of all that I live and all that I teach.’ Susan Jeffers, bestselling author of Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway

‘An enduring work of survival literature.’ New York Times

‘Every human being should read it.’ Simon Sinek, bestselling author of Start With Why

‘One of the moral heroes of the 20th century…His works are essential reading for those who seek to understand the human condition.’ Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks

‘If you read but one book this year, Dr Frankl's book should be that one.’ Los Angeles Times
  • Published: 1 July 2004
  • ISBN: 9781844132393
  • Imprint: Rider
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $30.00
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About the author

Viktor E Frankl

Viktor Frankl was born in Vienna in 1905 and was Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Vienna Medical School. His wife, father, mother and brother all died in Nazi concentration camps, only he and his sister survived, but he never lost the qualities of compassion, loyalty, undaunted spirit and thirst for life (earning his pilot's licence aged 67). He died in Vienna in 1997.

portrait photo of Viktor E Frankl

Also by Viktor E Frankl

The Doctor and the Soul
Embracing Hope
Yes To Life In Spite of Everything
The Will to Meaning
Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning
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Praise for Man's Search For Meaning

Remarkable...It changed my life and became a part of all that I live and all that I teach.

Susan Jeffers, author of Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway and Embracing Uncertainty

Viktor Frankl...one of the moral heroes of the 20th century. His insights into human freedom, dignity and the search for meaning are deeply humanizing, and have the power to transform lives. His works are essential reading for those who seek to understand the human condition.

Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks

An enduring work of survival literature.

New York Times

If you read but one book this year, Dr Frankl's book should be that one.

Los Angeles Times

a great book...if you need to be reminded that there is value to be discovered in experiences when they seem nothing but pointless and painful, and choices to be made when you think you have none, I'd recommend it

Lauren Laverne

Influential and eloquent.

Jewish Chronicle

Perhaps the most significant thinking since Freud and Adler.

The American Journal of Psychiatry

I have loved this book for so many years, and I think every human being should read it.

Simon Sinek

A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive

John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Remarkable...It changed my life and became a part of all that I live and all that I teach.

Susan Jeffers, author of Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway and Embracing Uncertainty

A poignant testimony...a hymn to the phoenix rising in each of us who choose life before flight.

Brian Keenan, author of An Evil Cradling

His works are essential reading for those who seek to understand the human condition.

Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks

An enduring work of survival literature.

New York Times

If you read but one book this year, Dr Frankl's book should be that one.

Los Angeles Times

Perhaps the most significant thinking since Freud and Adler.

The American Journal of Psychiatry

Influential and eloquent

Jewish Chronicle