Janet Malcolm is probably, and perhaps deservedly, most famous for The Journalist and the Murderer, her ambivalent, reflective, sometimes seething account of convicted murderer Jeffrey MacDonald's libel suit against journalist Joe McGinniss.
In The Freud Archives tells the story of three scholars engaging in some sort of scholarly battle, described as an 'Oedipal drama.' Malcolm's approach involves showcasing overeducated, self-centered individuals executing palace intrigue maneuvers.
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