One of Kureishi's six favorite books, as shared at The Week magazine:
Psychopathology of Everyday Life by Sigmund FreudRead about the other entries on the list.
A seminal work of psychology. Freud looks at memory, the loss of it, misremembrances, words, and malapropisms to investigate the mental mechanics of his subjects and their engagement with the quotidian.
--Marshal Zeringue