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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) is a man who forever changed our understanding of human consciousness, sexuality, childhood, dreams, memories and human behaviour in general. Even 80 years after his death, Freud's work is still widely admired and rejected. However, the enormous influence of Freud's psychoanalysis on most humanitarian and cultural disciplines, from literary studies to ethnology and criticism of religion, is undeniable. It is impossible to imagine modern literature, theatre and cinema without Freud's ideas.

In this biography, the famous German psychoanalyst Hans-Martin Lohmann (1944-2014) demonstrates a great knowledge of various sources from the life of Sigmund Freud and the history of the psychoanalytic movement. A thorough knowledge of the great psychoanalyst's life and works allowed Lohmann to build a concise and fascinating synthesis of biographical conflicts, scientific vicissitudes, and the reception of the main ideas of psychoanalysis over the past hundred years. The reader is offered not only purely biographical information, but also a brief overview of Freud's main works and an analysis of the main themes of psychoanalytic doctrine. Numerous quotations from his letters, memoirs, and scientific works create a peculiar effect of the founder of psychoanalysis' direct presence on almost every page of the book.