Lacan's Parrot

A Psychoanalytic Novel
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-24817-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm

Lacan’s Parrot is a remarkable autofiction novel that reconstructs the relationship between the author, Betty Milan, and the renowned psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, offering unprecedented insight into the psychoanalytic process from a patient's perspective.

Set against the backdrop of cultural contrasts between Paris and Brazil, the narrative explores themes of immigration, identity formation, and the complexities of psychoanalytic therapy. Milan's narrative skilfully blends multiple modalities—Bildungsroman, historical panorama, and satire—while providing a poignant examination of the Lebanese diaspora in Brazil. Through the protagonist Seriema's journey, readers witness the unfolding of an analytical cure in all its complexity, complete with dreams, hallucinations, and profound realisations about identity and heritage. The book includes an introduction in which Milan describes her motivations for writing this volume, and the commonalities between psychoanalysis and writing, and an afterword by Michèle Sarde that provides an interpretive overview and literary analysis.

This unique work offers valuable insight for scholars, psychoanalytic practitioners, and general readers alike.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Milan, Betty

Vanderwees, Chris

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Psychoanalyse (S. Freud)
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Prosaautoren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction by Chris Vanderwees

Part I
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

Part II
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9

Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14

Part III. THE CIRCUMNAVIGATION
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27

Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37
Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40
Chapter 41

Chapter 42
Chapter 43

Chapter 44
Chapter 45

Chapter 46
Chapter 47

Afterword by Michèle Sarde

Über Autor(innen)

Betty Milan was born in São Paulo, Brazil. She is the author of novels, essays, and plays, which have been published internationally. Before turning to writing, she earned her medical degree at the University of São Paulo and trained in psychoanalysis with Jacques Lacan in France, where she served as his assistant at the Department of Psychoanalysis, University of Paris 8.

Chris Vanderwees is a psychoanalyst, registered psychotherapist, and clinical supervisor in Toronto, Canada. He is the author of On the History and Transmission of Lacanian Psychoanalysis and On the Theory and Clinic of Lacanian Psychoanalysis.