These lively conversations provide a unique insight into the mind of one of the most original psychoanalysts of our century. The various subjects covered here spread over a wide range of interest, which Michael Eigen talks about with a rich and almost ecstatic flow. Eigen's writing so closely resembles his talking that a conversation book is almost necessary. The author's hope is that it will enable readers to enter the ideas of Eigen more directly than she or he could have via Eigen's books and papers.