Interview with Elias Mallet da Rocha Barros

Abstract

Journal: 100 years ago, in 1921, Melanie Klein opened her practice to treat adults and children in Berlin. That same year, she wrote the book The Development of a Child. We would like you, a great connoisseur of this eminent psychoanalyst, to share with us a little of your vision on the development of Klein's theory.

Elias M. da Rocha Barros: Prologue – I was a little scared when I heard the questions, since each one of them covers so many issues that it would be the subject of a book in itself. I was even more distressed when I was told that I could answer them in one or two paragraphs. This may seem like a small task, but if it had to be followed to the letter, it would be Herculean, since summarizing MK's impact in two paragraphs is almost impossible. [...]