Born in 1913, the author has known Jung, Winnicott, Anna Freud, Bion and other major figures of psychoanalysis. During a long and eventful life, Fred Plaut lived, studied and practiced as a psychoanalyst in London (40 years) and Berlin (14 years). In this entertaining and illuminating autobiography, he has interwoven historical events with personal observations and experiences to provide a fascinating record of his life.