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Aciman, Toibin among contributors to book on Sigmund Freud

By Associated Press

FILE - Jewish psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud appears at his Hampstead home in London on June 6, 1938. Photo: AP/File

NEW YORK, March 11

Andre Aciman, Colm Toibin and Rick Moody are among the authors contributing to an essay collection on the legacy of Sigmund Freud.

'On the Couch: Writers Analyze Sigmund Freud,' conceived and edited by the literary agent Andrew Blauner, is scheduled for release in 2023 by Princeton University Press.

'Freud is a complicated and controversial figure, and this anthology will present a wealth of diverse and engaging perspectives on his legacy,' Princeton University Press Executive Editor Anne Savarese said in a statement Thursday.

Other writers featured in the book include Jennifer Finney Boylan, Gerald Early, Siri Hustvedt and Esther Freud, great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud. Blauner previously edited 'Now Comes Good Sailing: Writers Reflect on Henry David Thoreau,' which included essays by Amor Towles, Lauren Groff and Pico Iyer.