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Frederick Crews

Frederick Crews
Frederick Crews is the author of many books, including the bestselling satire The Pooh Perplex and Follies of the Wise, which was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle award. He is also a professor emeritus of English at the University of California, Berkeley, a longtime contributor to The New York Review of Books, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.


How Sigmund Freud Tried to Break and Remake His Fiancée

"He Wanted Martha to Remember That She Was Nothing Very Special"
August 22, 2017  By Frederick Crews
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