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In the Throes by Mathias Freese

In the Throes: A Journey of Awakening

On a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, a grotesque creature named Gruff emerges from the primordial ooze. As consciousness dawns, he embarks on a mind-bending odyssey of self-discovery. Through the lens of Freud and Krishnamurti, author Mathias B. Freese explores the raw, primal struggle for existence that culminates in a breathtaking transformation.

Gruff’s journey is a mirror reflecting our own evolutionary path, inviting readers to contemplate the nature of consciousness and the potential for artistic expression within us all. With lyrical prose and profound insights, In the Throes is a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition.

Are you ready to witness the birth of a mind?

In the Throes by Mathias Freese

About the Author

MATHIAS B. FREESE is a writer, teacher, and psychotherapist who has authored nine books. After his first novel, The i Tetralogy on the Holocaust, his second work, I Truly Lament: Working Through the Holocaust, won the Beverly Hills Book Award, Reader’s Favorite Book Award, and was a finalist in the Indie Excellence Book Awards, the Paris Book Festival, and the Amsterdam Book Festival. In 2016, Tesserae: A Memoir of Two Summers, his first memoir, received seven awards. The following year his second memoir appeared, And Then I Am Gone. In 2019, Nina’s Memento Mori, a highly regarded memoir, was published. In 2022, Freese published Again. Again and Again: Awakening into Awareness – Essays and Stories.

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In the Throes by Mathias Freese