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Best-selling Psychoanalysis Books in Mexico City

Patricia Gonzalez Duarte1

IntroductionIn Mexico, as in other Latin American countries,access to books is in general hampered by socio-economic problems: the high cost of production,distribution, promotion and advertising.

There are two phenomena speci� c to psycho-analysis texts, however: � rst, most books writtenby renowned Mexican psychoanalysts are pub-lished by university presses, and often remainclassi� ed as internal publications, which meansthat they are promoted almost exclusively throughthe personal efforts of the author or psycho-analytical group responsible, and never reachbookstores. The second phenomenon is that if thebook is published by a known publisher it is oftennot reprinted when the � rst edition is sold out.

Sources of InformationThis information was obtained from interviewswith individuals who are involved in book pur-chasing and who directly handle requests fromcustomers in the � eld of psychoanalysis. It coversan area of four major Mexico City bookstores. Thelists of best-selling psychoanalysis books werecompiled between January and May 2000. We didnot look into sales through the Internet but we areaware of widespread complaints from those whohave used this system to buy books from abroad.Three bookstores have branches in numerous partsof the city, with outlets close to universitycampuses, in the north and south of Mexico City,downtown, and in two cities elsewhere in Mexico.

I researched the background, organization andfunction of the bookstores, as well as the processesfor producing and promoting books, in the contextof a profound crisis in the Mexican publishingindustry.

The process of waiting while my contactssupplied the necessary information within theirown time frames, or being supplied with more data

than I requested, of spending long periods openingand perusing books to � nd the country where theywere published, to complete the author’s name orto determine whether or not they dealt withpsychoanalysis – was a process that gave me asense of serene enjoyment. It broke my normalroutines and allowed me to gain a quick butcomprehensive overview of the situation as itstands today. Admittedly, my conclusions arepersonal both about the interests of both experi-enced psychoanalysts and students with varyinglevels of academic accomplishment in psychology,psychoanalysis and related areas, and about anumber of the most important psychoanalyticaltrends in Mexico today. I assume that anyone ofmy colleagues looking over this list may reach hisor her own conclusions.

In closing, I would like to repeat a remark madeby Ernst Junger (1895–1998): “Any book worthyof its name must be expected to have changed thereader. After reading it, they can never be thesame.”

Best-selling psychoanalysis booksLibrerõ a GandhiMiguel Angel de Quevedo 134Chimalistac, C.P. 01050, Mexico D.F.Phone (5) 661 0911Fax (5) 661 2043Internet address: www.gandhi.com.mxGandhi was one of the � rst bookstores in Mexico tocombine the bookstore/record store/art and cafeconcept. The cafe is a multi-purpose space that canalso be used as a forum for presenting books, artshows and auctions.

The top-selling psychoanalysis books atGandhi are:

1. Juan David Nasio, Libro del dolor y del amor.Ed. Gedisa. Spain.

2. Patrick Guyomard, El deseo de etica. Ed.Paidos. Argentina.

1 Psychologis t and psychoanalyst , member of Seminario de Socio-psicoanalisis A.C., Mexico.

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3. Maud Mannoni. Primera entrevista con elpsicoanalista . Ed. Gedisa. Spain.

4. A. Costecalde, I. Martõ nez Garate, Hacersepsicoanalista . Ed. Alianza. Spain.

5. Norberto Bleichmar y Celia Leiberman deBleichmar, El psicoanalisis despues de Freud.Teorõ a y Tecnica. Ed. Eleia. Mexico.

6. Peter Gay, Freud. Una vida de nuestro tiempo.Ed. Paidos. Argentina.

7. Juan Auping Bich, Revision de la teorõ apsicoanalõ tica a la luz de la ciencia moderna.Ed. Plaza y Valdez. Mexico.

8. Jacques Lacan, Escritos 1. Ed. Siglo XXI.Mexico.

9. Jacques Lacan, Escritos 2. Ed. Siglo XXI.Mexico.

10. Jean Allouch, Erotica del duelo en el tiempo dela muerte seca. Ed. Epeele y Citesa. Mexico.

11. Oscar Massota, Lecciones de introduccion alpsicoanalisis. Ed. Gedisa. Spain.

Librerõ a del Sotano.Miguel Angel de Quevedo No. 209Col. Romero de Terreros. C.P., 04310Mexico D. F.Phone (5) 554 9833 y (5) 554 1411Fax. (5) 659 6266Internet address: www.elsotano.comThis bookstore takes its name from its � rstlocation, which was in the basement of a venerableold building in downtown Mexico City. Althoughit was highly successful at that location, the 1985earthquake damaged the building and it wasobliged to move to its current site, which was aprivate home but retains the original characteristic,since it is slightly below street level. Its collectionsinclude textbooks, technical and children’s books.

The top-selling psychoanalysis books atLibrerõ a del Sotano are:

1. Eduardo A. Braier, Psicoanalisis: Tabues enteorõ a de la tecnica. Metapsicologõ a de la cura.Ed. Nueva Vision. Argentina.

2. Alejandro Cuevas Sosa, Psicoanalisis y con-ductismo cognoscitivo. Ed. Prensa MedicaMexicana. Mexico.

3. Antohony Elliott, Teorõ a social y psico-analisis. Ed. Amorrortu. Argentina

4. Erenest Wallwork, El psicoanalisis y la etica.

Published by Fondo de Cultura Economica.Mexico.

5. Norberto M. Bleichmar y Celia Leiberman deBleichmar, El psicoanalisis despues de Freud.Teorõ a y clõ nica. Published by Paidos. Argen-tina.

6. Arnold H. Model, El Psicoanalisis en uncontexto nuevo. Published by Amorrortu.Argentina.

7. Juan David Nasio, Ensenanza de siete con-ceptos cruciales en psicoanalisis. Published byGedisa. Spain.

8. Gerard Miller, Psicoanalisis una cita con elsõ ntoma. Published by Gedisa. Spain.

9. Mauricio Abadi, El psicoanalisis y la otrarealidad. Published by Amorrortu. Argentina.

10. Anthony Elliot, Sujetos a nuestro propio ymultiple ser. Published by Amorrortu. Argen-tina.

El Parnaso de CoyoacanCarrillo Puerto No. 2 Col. Coyoacan.C.P., 04000, Mexico. D.F.Phone (5)585 189 y (5) 659 5978Fax. (5) 658 5159e-mail: parnaso@mail.internet.com.mx .This bookstore is located in the heart of the historicdistrict of Coyoacan in Mexico City. Its purposehas been to facilitate a free contact between thepublic and books, breaking the old model of thecounter as a barrier for readers and students. It sellsbooks, records, prints, and has a sidewalk cafe.

The best-selling psychoanalysis books at ElParnaso are:

1. Sigmund Freud, El malestar en la cultura.Published by Alianza. Spain.

2. Sigmund Freud, La interpretacion de lossuenos. Published by Alianza. Spain.

3. Carl Gustav Jung, El hombre y sus sõ mbolos.Published by Paidos. Argentina.

4. Hanna Segal, Introduccion a la obra deMelanie Klein. Published by Paidos. Argen-tina.

5. Peter Blos, Psicoanalisis de la adolescencia.Published by Planeta.

6. Sigmund Freud, Totem y tabu. Published byAlianza. Spain.

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7. Bruno Bettelheim, Psicoanalisis de los cuentosde hadas. Published by Crõ tica- Grijalbo. Spain

8. Francoise Dolto, La causa de los ninos.Published by Paidos. Argentina.

9. Norberto Bleichmar y Celia Leiberman deBleichmar, El psicoanalisis despues de Freud.Teorõ a y Clõ nica. Published by Paidos. Argen-tina.

10. Erich Fromm, El arte de amar. Published byPaidos. Argentina.

These three bookstores are located in the south ofMexico City, which enjoys a bustling pace ofintellectual, artistic and academic life. They areclose to pre-Hispanic archaeological sites, uni-versities, museums, cultural centers and environ-mental preserves.

Librerõ a InternacionalAv. Sonora 206, Col. Hipodromo.C.P., 06100, MexicoPhone (5) 265 1165Fax. (5) 265 1164e-mail: libinter@compuserve.com.mx .Internet address: www.libinter.com.mxThis is one of the oldest and most prestigiousbookstores in Mexico. It began as the onlydistributor of proofs and specialized books in thearea of psychology, but it has begun to sell booksfrom other areas such as art, magazines, textbooks,technical publications, etc.

The best-selling psychoanalysis titles at thisbookstore are:

1. Andrei Grinberg, Culpa y depresion. EstudioPsicoanalõ tico. Published by Alianza. Spain.

2. Nenard Auge, El objeto en psicoanalisis.Published by Gedisa. Spain.

3. Jaques Lacan, Seminario 5. La formacion delinconsciente . Published by Paidos, Argentina.

4. Jean Alouch, Erotica del duelo en el tiempo dela muerte seca. Published by Epeele. France.

5. Jean Laplanche, La prioridad del otro enpsicoanalisis. Published by Amorrortu. Argen-tina.

6. Arnold H. Modell, El psicoanalisis en uncontexto nuevo. Published by Amorrortu.Argentina.

7. Norberto M. Bleichmar y Celia Leiberman de

Bleichmar, El psicoanalisis despues de Freud.Teorõ a y Tecnica. Published by Elia. Mexico.

8. Peter Gay, Freud. Una vida de nuestro tiempo.Published by Paidos. Argentina.

9. Juan David Nasio, El placer de leer a Freud.Published by Gedisa. Spain.

10. Gerald Bonnet, La transferencia en la clõ nicapsicoanalõ tica. Published by Amorrortu.Argentina.

11. Hanna Segal, Introduccion a la obra deMelanie Klein. Published by Paidos. Argen-tina.

12. Andrei Green, El Lenguaje en psicoanalisis.Published by Amorrortu. Argentina.

13. Hunter Le Guen, La practica del metodopsicoanalõ tico. Published by Gedisa. Spain.

14. Diana Rabinovich, El deseo del psicoanalista.Published by Manantial. Argentina.

The bookstores also supply other lists of bookssold regularly throughout the year, particularly atthe start of the academic year.

1. Carl Jung, Recuerdo, suenos pensamientos.Published by Seix Barral. Spain.

2. Joseph Campbell, El heroe de las mil caras.Psicoanalisis del mito. Published by Fondo deCultura Economica. Mexico.

3. Sigmund Freud, Autobiografõ´a. Published byAlianza. Mexico.

4. Erich Fromm y T. Zuzuki, Budismo Zen yPsicoanalisis. Published by Fondo de CulturaEconomica. Mexico.

5. Igor Caruso, Psicoanalisis. Published by SigloXXI. Mexico.

6. R. Horacio Etchegoyen, Los fundamentos de latecnica psicoanalõ tica. Published by Amor-rortu. Argentina.

7. Sigmund Freud, Obras Completas. Publishedby Amorrortu. Argentina.

8. Erich Fromm, Etica y psicoanalisis. Publishedby Fondo de Cultura Economica. Mexico.

9. Jefry Zeig, Un seminario didactico con MiltonH. Erickson. Published by Amorrortu. Argen-tina.

10. Erich Fromm, Psicoanalisis de la sociedadcontemporanea. Published by Fondo de Cul-tura Economica. Mexico.

11. Didier Anzieu, El autoanalisis de Freud y eldescubrimiento del Psicoanalisis. Publishedby Siglo XXI. Mexico.

12. Jean Laplanche, Nuevos fundamentos para el

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psicoanalisis. Published by Amorrortu. Argen-tina.

13. Maud Mannoni, Freud. El descubrimientodel inconsciente. Published by Nueva Vision.Argentina.

14. Arminda Aberasturi, Aportaciones al psico-analisis de ninos. Published by Paidos. Argen-tina.

15. Erich Fromm, La crisis del psicoanalisis.Published by Paidos. Argentina.

16. Melanie Klein, Amor, culpa y reparacion.Published by Paidos. Argentina.

17. Henry Racker, Estudios sobre tecnica psico-analõ tica. Published by Paidos. Argentina.

18. Sigmund Freud, El chiste y su relacion con elinconsciente . Published by Alianza.

Patricia Gonzalez Duarte, Adolfo Prieto 1533 – 103, Col. Del Valle,Del. Benito Juarez, C.P. 03100, Mexico City, Phone 5524 0389,e-mail: pgonzalez@hotmail.com

Erratum

In the contents list of International Forum of Psychoanalysis the title: “Report on the NewYork Meeting of the Editorial Board of IFP May 2000” should read “Report on the XI IFPSForum, New York”.

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