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Man’s Search for Meaning

by Victor Frankl

Man’s Search for Meaning: Genre 1 key example

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Explanation and Analysis:

Man's Search for Meaning is a nonfiction work belonging to two main genres: memoir and social science, particularly psychology. The book is divided into two parts, with the first recounting Frankl's years-long imprisonment during the Holocaust (the memoir portion)and the second introducing the terminology, theories, and case studies behind his therapeutic technique called logotherapy (the social science/psychology portion.