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The Interpretation of Dreams, authored by Sigmund Freud, is a brilliant book that asserts that understanding dreams is the key to unlock the ever-mysterious subconscious of man. The book has ever been a controversial, mostly debated work of Freud. Summary of the Book Sigmund Freud’s genius as one of the foremost founders of psychoanalysis has been brought out in The Interpretation of Dreams. Freud observed that man is at a constant war with himself and that reality could be too much to tolerate at times. Hence he advocated a theory stating that dreams are the representations of the demons within us, leading to another form of awareness while we are asleep. He had revised the book for about eight times, adding more chapters explaining more concepts like dream symbolism. The book has been translated into several languages around the world, and it still happens to stimulate a lot of debates on the subject. About Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud was born in Austria. He trained as a Doctor of Medicine at the esteemed University of Vienna. Freud is referred to as the founding father of psychoanalysis. He invented therapeutic techniques like the use of Free Association and discovered Transference. In the year 1930, he was awarded the Goethe Prize for his outstanding contributions to the fields of psychology and German literary culture. His books were burnt and destroyed when the Nazis took over Germany, but he escaped from Nazism. Some of the books penned by Freud are Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality, Civilization and its Discontents, Beyond the Pleasure Principle, On Narcissism: An Introduction, and Leonardo da Vinci: A Memory of His Childhood.