Beyond the Chains of Illusion: My Encounter with Marx and Freud

Profound insights into Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud from the "prolific and eclectic" New York Times–bestselling author of Escape from Freedom (The Washington Post).

"Some of the most exciting and compelling reading I have done in a decade." —Los Angeles Times

According to renowned psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, three people shaped the essential character of the twentieth century: Albert Einstein, Karl Marx, and Sigmund Freud. While the first two figures had a great physical and political impact on...