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Title:
How Proust Can Change Your Life
Genre:
Philosophy
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Subgenre:
Literary criticism; self-help; biography of Marcel Proust
Series:
Vintage International
Series Order:
0
Binding:
Kindle
Edition:
1st
Printing:
1st
Narrative:
Third Person
Type of Book:
Non-Fiction
Number of Pages:
208
Date Added:
2018-06-26 15:57:53
Synopsis:
How Proust Can Change Your Life: Not a Novel is Alain de Botton’s witty blend of literary biography, criticism, and self-help. Drawing on Marcel Proust’s life, letters, essays, and his monumental novel In Search of Lost Time, de Botton distills practical lessons for modern living from Proust’s reflections on love, friendship, art, reading, memory, time, and the texture of everyday life. Structured as a playful manual, the book explains how Proust can teach us to pay attention to the details around us, to write and speak with originality, to deepen our relationships, to endure suffering, to travel more attentively, and even to think differently about happiness and romantic love. By re-reading Proust on our behalf, de Botton presents Proust as a surprisingly pragmatic, humane guide whose subtle observations and aphorisms can sharpen our sensibilities and, in small but significant ways, change how we experience our own lives.
Author:
Alain de Botton
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Publisher:
Vintage International
Barcode:
9780679779155
Country:
United States
Publication Year:
1998
Copyright Year:
1997
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
New York
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$3.99
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-02-01
Date Added:
2018-06-26 15:57:53
