The Wild Child: The Unsolved Mystery of Kaspar Hauser

by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Overview

Kept in a dungeon for his entire childhood, Kaspar Hauser appeared in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1828 at age sixteen, barely able to walk or talk. When he was killed in 1833, his true identity and the motives for his unsolved murder became the subjects of intense speculation. This provocative essay sheds new light on this mystery and delves into fundamental questions about the long-term effects of child abuse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780684830964
Publisher:	Touchstone
Publication date:	03/26/1997
Series:	Free Press Paperbacks
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	465,753
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson is an American author. Masson is best known for his conclusions about Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis

Hometown:

Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Birth:

March 28, 1941

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois

Education:

B.A., Harvard, 1964; Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis, 1978, Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard, 1970