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Goethe Buchclub: Frank Tallis, "Vienna Blood" (2006)
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Read and discuss works by German authors in this series hosted by the Goethe-Institut Washington. All books can be read in English translation or in the German original; our discussion will be in English. Please Note: In order to participate in the online discussion (carried out over Zoom), registrants must obtain access to the work on their own. Hard copies of the work can be ordered through multiple vendors online; the eBook is also available for download to Kindle, iPad, and other digital reading platforms.
Zur Reservierung Vienna Blood (2006), by Frank Tallis
The second in the Dr. Max Liebermann series, literature’s first psychoanalytic detective.
In the grip of a Siberian winter in 1902, a serial killer in Vienna embarks upon a bizarre campaign of murder. Vicious mutilation, a penchant for arcane symbols, and a seemingly random choice of victim are his most distinctive peculiarities. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt summons a young disciple of Freud – his friend Dr. Max Liebermann — to assist him with the case. The investigation draws them into the sphere of Vienna’s secret societies — a murky underworld of German literary scholars, race theorists, and scientists inspired by the new evolutionary theories coming out of England. At first, the killer’s mind seems impenetrable — his behaviour and cryptic clues impervious to psychoanalytic interpretation; however, gradually, it becomes apparent that an extraordinary and shocking rationale underlies his actions. . . .
Against this backdrop of mystery and terror, Liebermann struggles with his own demons. The treatment of a patient suffering from paranoia erotica (a delusion of love) and his own fascination with the enigmatic Englishwoman Amelia Lydgate raises doubts concerning the propriety of his imminent marriage. To resolve the dilemma, he must entertain the unthinkable — risking opprobrium and accusations of cowardice.
Frank Tallis is a writer and practicing clinical psychologist. He has held lecturing posts in clinical psychology and neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry and King’s College, London, and is one of Britain’s leading experts on obsessional states. In 1999 he received a Writers’ Award from the Arts Council of Great Britain and in 2000 he won the New London Writers Award (London Arts Board). Tallis’s novels include Killing Time, Sensing Others, Mortal Mischief, Vienna Blood, Fatal Lies, Darkness Rising, Deadly Communion, and Death and the Maiden. He is also the author of many nonfiction books on psychology, including Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness and Hidden Minds: A History of the Unconscious. He lives and works in London.
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Discussion of the novel will take place virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, May 16, at 6:30pm Eastern. Please RSVP via Eventbrite in order to receive discussion prompts and the Zoom invite link.
Discussion prompts from the facilitator will be emailed to all participants RSVP'd via Eventbrite in advance of the discussion. The Zoom invite and additional directions/tips for accessing the Zoom discussion will be emailed to all participants no less than 48 hours before the discussion begins. The discussion will take place in English.
The discussion for Vienna Blood will be facilitated by Amanda Sheffer. Dr. Amanda Sheffer is a Clinical Associate Professor of German Studies and the German Advisor in the Department of Modern Languages at Catholic University. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a dissertation entitled Deranged Doctors and Panicked Patients: The Doctor-Patient Relationship in Fin de Siècle Literature. Dr. Sheffer focuses on pedagogy through the teaching of Austria and German for Professional Purposes in the basic language classroom. Her current research looks at the intersection of medicine and science in modern Austrian literature as well as how using a multidisciplinary approach to 21st-century challenges enhances the intermediate and advanced learning environment.
Dr. Sheffer is the 2017 recipient of the national American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) FL-A-CH award for contributions in research and teaching of Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and South Tyrol. She has chaired the national AATG FL-A-CH committee and served as president of the Maryland, DC, northern Virginia chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), also having received their distinguished service award.
Zur Reservierung Vienna Blood (2006), by Frank Tallis
The second in the Dr. Max Liebermann series, literature’s first psychoanalytic detective.
In the grip of a Siberian winter in 1902, a serial killer in Vienna embarks upon a bizarre campaign of murder. Vicious mutilation, a penchant for arcane symbols, and a seemingly random choice of victim are his most distinctive peculiarities. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt summons a young disciple of Freud – his friend Dr. Max Liebermann — to assist him with the case. The investigation draws them into the sphere of Vienna’s secret societies — a murky underworld of German literary scholars, race theorists, and scientists inspired by the new evolutionary theories coming out of England. At first, the killer’s mind seems impenetrable — his behaviour and cryptic clues impervious to psychoanalytic interpretation; however, gradually, it becomes apparent that an extraordinary and shocking rationale underlies his actions. . . .
Against this backdrop of mystery and terror, Liebermann struggles with his own demons. The treatment of a patient suffering from paranoia erotica (a delusion of love) and his own fascination with the enigmatic Englishwoman Amelia Lydgate raises doubts concerning the propriety of his imminent marriage. To resolve the dilemma, he must entertain the unthinkable — risking opprobrium and accusations of cowardice.
Frank Tallis is a writer and practicing clinical psychologist. He has held lecturing posts in clinical psychology and neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry and King’s College, London, and is one of Britain’s leading experts on obsessional states. In 1999 he received a Writers’ Award from the Arts Council of Great Britain and in 2000 he won the New London Writers Award (London Arts Board). Tallis’s novels include Killing Time, Sensing Others, Mortal Mischief, Vienna Blood, Fatal Lies, Darkness Rising, Deadly Communion, and Death and the Maiden. He is also the author of many nonfiction books on psychology, including Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness and Hidden Minds: A History of the Unconscious. He lives and works in London.
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Discussion of the novel will take place virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, May 16, at 6:30pm Eastern. Please RSVP via Eventbrite in order to receive discussion prompts and the Zoom invite link.
Discussion prompts from the facilitator will be emailed to all participants RSVP'd via Eventbrite in advance of the discussion. The Zoom invite and additional directions/tips for accessing the Zoom discussion will be emailed to all participants no less than 48 hours before the discussion begins. The discussion will take place in English.
The discussion for Vienna Blood will be facilitated by Amanda Sheffer. Dr. Amanda Sheffer is a Clinical Associate Professor of German Studies and the German Advisor in the Department of Modern Languages at Catholic University. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a dissertation entitled Deranged Doctors and Panicked Patients: The Doctor-Patient Relationship in Fin de Siècle Literature. Dr. Sheffer focuses on pedagogy through the teaching of Austria and German for Professional Purposes in the basic language classroom. Her current research looks at the intersection of medicine and science in modern Austrian literature as well as how using a multidisciplinary approach to 21st-century challenges enhances the intermediate and advanced learning environment.
Dr. Sheffer is the 2017 recipient of the national American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) FL-A-CH award for contributions in research and teaching of Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and South Tyrol. She has chaired the national AATG FL-A-CH committee and served as president of the Maryland, DC, northern Virginia chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), also having received their distinguished service award.