The Culture of Narcissism

When Christopher Lasch’s The Culture of Narcissism was first published in 1979, the author was hailed as a “biblical prophet” (Time). His identification of narcissism as not only an individual ailment but also a burgeoning social epidemic was groundbreaking. Lasch’s diagnosis of American culture is even more relevant today, predicting the limitless expansion of the anxious and grasping narcissistic self into every part of American life.