ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book argues that F. Bion’s choice of a novel format and the use of a radical, ‘precisely obscure’ language are necessitated by his concept of O, which differs significantly from the S. Freudian unconscious. It explores Bion’s relationship with narration and literature. The book discusses the comparison between C. G. Jung’s Red Book and Bion’s memoirs of the future (MF) trilogy. It seeks to show how psychoanalytic work allows the continuous opening of different possible worlds and the threat of dogmatism. The book shows that there is a parallel between the explosion of language in MF and the traumatic scenery on the ruins of which Bion is writing. It also argues that reading Bion is as much an experience as it is an attempt to grapple with his ideas.
