Explore Freud’s provocative death drive with this accessible psychoanalytic text. Rossella Valdrè offers profound reflections on its enduring relevance to contemporary society, violence, and art. This insightful book examines the concept’s impact across theory, the clinic, and creative expression, revealing its influence on subjectification, sublimation, and understanding modern pathologies. An indispensable resource for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and students of psychoanalytic theory in India seeking to grasp a crucial, often overlooked, Freudian concept.